LIBERTUS SERVICES

🌳Matureactive
SC210303 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-08-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
25 officers (6 active, 25 linked, 22 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-30
    TAYLOR, John Bentley resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-07-16
    HAGAN, Hugh Patrick appointed
    director
  8. 2024-07-11
    BROWN, Alison Chisholm appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-12-02
    DICKENSON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-05-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-05-26
    NELSON, Wilma resigned
    director
  19. 2019-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2019-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-04-17
    FARR, Andrew Derek appointed
    secretary
  22. 2019-04-17
    DEY, Anne Galloway Melville appointed
    director
  23. 2018-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-05-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2018-05-02
    MICHIE, Charles Barlow resigned
    director
  26. 2018-05-02
    NICHOLSON, Marina resigned
    director
  27. 2018-05-02
    SPENCE, Harold George resigned
    director
  28. 2018-03-31
    GRIER, Lesley resigned
    secretary
  29. 2018-03-31
    THICKETT, Peter resigned
    director
  30. 2017-05-24
    KING, William appointed
    director
  31. 2017-05-24
    NICHOLSON, Marina appointed
    director
  32. 2017-05-24
    PATRICK, Roy resigned
    director
  33. 2016-05-11
    GRIER, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  34. 2016-05-11
    NELSON, Wilma resigned
    secretary
  35. 2016-05-11
    NELSON, Wilma appointed
    director
  36. 2014-12-03
    FAIRGRIEVE, Jennifer Mitchell appointed
    director
  37. 2014-05-21
    ANDERSON, Donald Craig resigned
    director
  38. 2013-05-22
    DICKENSON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  39. 2013-05-22
    JOHNSTONE, Helen Margaret resigned
    director
  40. 2013-05-22
    PENMAN, Iain Douglas, Rev.Mr resigned
    director
  41. 2013-05-22
    REGAN, Robert resigned
    director
  42. 2012-12-05
    THICKETT, Peter appointed
    director
  43. 2010-06-16
    PATRICK, Roy appointed
    director
  44. 2010-02-24
    MICHIE, Charles Barlow appointed
    director
  45. 2009-03-31
    MARR, Agnes resigned
    director
  46. 2009-02-24
    JOHNSTONE, Helen Margaret appointed
    director
  47. 2009-02-24
    SPENCE, Harold George appointed
    director
  48. 2007-11-20
    HENDERSON, Ian resigned
    director
  49. 2007-06-13
    ANDERSON, Donald Craig appointed
    director
  50. 2006-09-27
    WATSON, George resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Healthcare & medical · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
SUMMIT HEALTHCARE (WISHAW) LIMITED
SC182649 · est 1998
£14.49M
£10.43M£18.54M
028y8460y
AYRSHIRE HOSPITALS LIMITED
SC248921 · est 2003
£4.40M
£3.17M£5.63M
023y8464y
STONEHOUSE HOSPITALS LIMITED
SC251033 · est 2003
£706.3k
£508.5k£904.0k
022y9264y
RENAISSANCE CARE (UK) LTD
SC379961 · est 2010
£438.4k
£315.7k£561.2k
415y8469y
PRESTIGE NURSING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
SC143810 · est 1993
2880033y8463y
ANSWER PROJECT
SC212773 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
25y8379y
CRANSTON NURSERIES LIMITED
SC253519 · est 2003
£360.3k22y8376y
EDINBURGH SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LIMITED
SC245755 · est 2003
£97.9k23y8361y
ELDER HOMES LIMITED
SC154896 · est 1994 · no financials extracted
31y8380y
FLORABANK HOME LIMITED
SC170166 · est 1996 · no financials extracted
29y8381y
MCSENCE LIMITED
SC129794 · est 1991 · no financials extracted
35y8376y
OPEX LTD.
SC191607 · est 1998
340027y8372y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2000-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Gracemount Drive
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH16 6RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (6 active · 19 resigned)

FARR, Andrew Derek
secretary · appointed 2019-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Alison Chisholm
director · ~80y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEY, Anne Galloway Melville
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRGRIEVE, Jennifer Mitchell
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAGAN, Hugh Patrick
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, William
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIER, Lesley
secretary · appointed 2016-05-11 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
NELSON, Wilma
secretary · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2016-05-11
Resigned
ANDERSON, Donald Craig
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-06-13 · resigned 2014-05-21
Resigned
DICKENSON, Elizabeth
director · ~98y · appointed 2013-05-22 · resigned 2020-12-02
Resigned
GRINDLAY, Olga
director · ~111y · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2006-02-08
Resigned
HENDERSON, Ian
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2007-11-20
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Helen Margaret
director · ~96y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2013-05-22
Resigned
MARR, Agnes
director · ~105y · appointed 2006-04-26 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
MICHIE, Charles Barlow
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2018-05-02
Resigned
NELSON, Wilma
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-05-11 · resigned 2019-05-26
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Marina
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-05-24 · resigned 2018-05-02
Resigned
PATRICK, Roy
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2017-05-24
Resigned
PENMAN, Iain Douglas, Rev.Mr
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-08-23 · resigned 2013-05-22
Resigned
PURDIE, Hilda
director · ~97y · appointed 2002-09-09 · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-02