CARE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC232613 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-11
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£84.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,002

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
Current Assets
£224k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-31
Total assets£84.0k
Current assets£223.7k
Net assets£84.0k

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
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-11-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-11-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-19
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    FLETCHER, Carol Joy resigned
    director
  15. 2022-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    POTTINGER, Steven Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Carol Joy appointed
    director
  22. 2003-12-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2002-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  24. 2002-06-11
    ➕
    KLAR, Janis appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-11
    ➕
    HAMILTON, John George appointed
    director
  26. 2002-06-11
    ➕
    KLAR, Janis appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Charles Pottinger
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/05/2023
Mr John George Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Janis De Melo
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Westburn House
Dunning
Perth
PH2 0QY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

KLAR, Janis→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, John George→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KLAR, Janis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTINGER, Steven Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Carol Joy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2022-05-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property04/12/200319/11/2025

Recent filings (74 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-19