GRACELAND NURSING HOME LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC196946 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 26.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,100,505
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.1m
Net Worth
£2.1m
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.13M |
| Current assets | £1.20M |
| Cash | £1.12M |
| Debtors | £74.8k |
| Net assets | £2.10M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25➕WILLIAMS, Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2019-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-02➖WILLIAMS, Mary Nicol Mark Wilson resigneddirector
- 2019-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2011-07-01➕WILLIAMS, Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-01➖WILLIAMS, Mary Nicol Mark Wilson resignedsecretary
- 2010-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2010-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2010-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2010-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2010-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2010-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2008-12-22🔒Charge registered #11Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited
- 2008-04-08➕WILLIAMS, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2007-07-27🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-07-24🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-21🔒Charge registered #8Lender: East Ayrshire Council
- 2002-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-07-12🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-05-09🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-12-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: East Ayrshire Council
- 2000-06-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: East Ayrshire Council
- 2000-05-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2000-05-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1999-06-15➕STIRRAT, Lindsay appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➕WILLIAMS, Mary Nicol Mark Wilson appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-15➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-15➕WILLIAMS, Mary Nicol Mark Wilson appointeddirector
- 1999-06-15➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs GRACELAND NURSING HOME LIMITED
- 1999-06-07➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-07➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gavin Williams Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 24/06/2019 |
Miss Suzanne Williams Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/06/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Mary Nicol Mark Wilson Williamsceased 02/06/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities
Registered office
37 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
STIRRAT, Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-06-15
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WILLIAMS, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-08
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WILLIAMS, Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-06-25
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WILLIAMS, Mary Nicol Mark Wilson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2011-07-01
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-15
WILLIAMS, Mary Nicol Mark Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2019-06-02
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-15
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | West of Scotland Loan Fund West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/12/2008 | 05/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 27/07/2007 | 24/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/07/2007 | 01/04/2010 | |
| satisfied | East Ayrshire Council | Floating charge | 1 property | 21/11/2002 | 01/04/2010 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/07/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 09/05/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | East Ayrshire Council | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/12/2000 | 01/04/2010 | |
| satisfied | East Ayrshire Council | Standard security | 1 property | 02/06/2000 | 24/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 15/05/2000 | 24/03/2010 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 04/05/2000 | 26/07/2002 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20