SUMMERDALE CARE HOME LTD.

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SC216464 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-06

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

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£113.4k
Current assets	—	£136.5k
Cash	—	£74.5k
Debtors	—	£61.4k
Net assets	—	£113.4k
Average employees	23	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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2021-12-30
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2021-03-22
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2016-06-22
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2016-03-09
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2015-08-06
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2014-03-10
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2011-02-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-01-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2011-01-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2001-11-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2001-03-06
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Company incorporated
As SUMMERDALE CARE HOME LTD.
2001-03-06
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ANDERSON, Anne Mackenzie appointed
secretary
2001-03-06
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ANDERSON, Andrew Tulloch appointed
director
2001-03-06
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ANDERSON, Anne Mackenzie appointed
director
2001-03-06
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2001-03-06
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2001-03-06
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-03-06
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Tulloch Anderson Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016
Mrs Anne Mackenzie Anderson Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-03-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

2 Melville Street

Falkirk

FK1 1HZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-20OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, Anne Mackenzie→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-06

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Active

ANDERSON, Andrew Tulloch→

director · ~75y · appointed 2001-03-06

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Active

ANDERSON, Anne Mackenzie→

director · ~74y · appointed 2001-03-06

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Active

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2001-03-06

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2001-03-06

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	21/01/2011	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	21/01/2011	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	16/11/2001	15/02/2011

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