HORIZON HEALTHCARE LIMITED

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SC231380 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.1y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-292024-03-29
Average employees49000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2023-10-03
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    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-10-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-10-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  7. 2023-09-27
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  8. 2023-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-28
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    WHITEHOUSE, John Derek resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-09
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-03-08
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    COOKE, Sandra resigned
    director
  17. 2021-03-08
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    WHITEHOUSE, John Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2020-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-08-19
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    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-08-19
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  21. 2020-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-09-24
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    SCHEIBEL, Naazny resigned
    director
  26. 2018-06-01
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    COOKE, Sandra appointed
    director
  27. 2018-01-19
    ➕
    SCHEIBEL, Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 2018-01-19
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    DUNCAN, Celia Janice resigned
    secretary
  29. 2018-01-19
    ➖
    BURNS, Alan Charles resigned
    director
  30. 2018-01-19
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    DUNCAN, Celia Janice resigned
    director
  31. 2018-01-19
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    SCHEIBEL, Naazny appointed
    director
  32. 2013-01-15
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    BURNS, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2008-08-31
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    LESLIE, Francis Anthony resigned
    director
  34. 2007-01-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2006-10-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  36. 2006-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  37. 2003-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  38. 2002-12-06
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    HANOS, Sandra resigned
    director
  39. 2002-12-05
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    KEMP, Linda Mcdonnell resigned
    secretary
  40. 2002-12-05
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    KEMP, Linda Mcdonnell resigned
    director
  41. 2002-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HORIZON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  42. 2002-05-10
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    DUNCAN, Celia Janice appointed
    secretary
  43. 2002-05-10
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    KEMP, Linda Mcdonnell appointed
    secretary
  44. 2002-05-10
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2002-05-10
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2002-05-10
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    DUNCAN, Celia Janice appointed
    director
  47. 2002-05-10
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    HANOS, Sandra appointed
    director
  48. 2002-05-10
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    KEMP, Linda Mcdonnell appointed
    director
  49. 2002-05-10
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    LESLIE, Francis Anthony appointed
    director
  50. 2002-05-10
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Dryfemount Care Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dryfemount Care Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HORIZON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
This company · SC231380

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dryfemount Care Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/01/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Celia Janice Duncanceased 19/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Irene Leslieceased 19/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Dryfemount
11 St. Brydes Terrace
Lockerbie
Dumfries And Galloway
DG11 2EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

SCHEIBEL, Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNCAN, Celia Janice→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2018-01-19
Resigned
KEMP, Linda Mcdonnell→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned
BURNS, Alan Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-15 · resigned 2018-01-19
Resigned
COOKE, Sandra→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2021-03-08
Resigned
DUNCAN, Celia Janice→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2018-01-19
Resigned
HANOS, Sandra→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-12-06
Resigned
KEMP, Linda Mcdonnell→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
LESLIE, Francis Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2008-08-31
Resigned
SCHEIBEL, Naazny→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-01-19 · resigned 2018-09-24
Resigned
WHITEHOUSE, John Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-03-08 · resigned 2023-07-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge2 properties02/10/2023—
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge—27/09/2023—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Standard security1 property30/10/2006—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Floating charge1 property16/10/2006—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property27/03/200319/01/2007
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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18