HELMSDALE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC238063 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-10-11

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£710.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91011Library activities
94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (3 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

111 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £710,266

Net assets shrinking

Down £23,255 YoY

Cash YoY

-20%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£48k

↓ 20% YoY

Net Worth

£710k

↓ 3.2% YoY

Current Assets

£62k

↑ 2.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£710.3k	£733.5k
Current assets	£62.4k	£60.9k
Cash	£48.0k	£60.3k
Debtors	£14.3k	£554
Net assets	£710.3k	£733.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

• 6 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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2026-03-03
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2026-03-03
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2026-03-03
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officers · TM01
2026-03-03
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officers · TM01
2026-03-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-18
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accounts · AA
2025-06-02
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MACRAE, Alan Mackintosh appointed
director
2025-06-02
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JAPPY, Ian resigned
director
2025-05-13
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MACMILLAN, Garry resigned
director
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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2023-07-28
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SERJEANT, Mary resigned
director
2022-09-22
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FINLAYSON, Margaret resigned
director
2022-09-22
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WHITEHEAD, Kelly resigned
director
2022-09-06
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accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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officers · TM01
2022-06-21
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PAYNE, Donna resigned
director
2021-12-30
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accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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2021-12-30
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2021-03-19
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accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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ELLIS, Rona Mary appointed
director
2020-12-02
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PAYNE, Donna appointed
director
2019-09-24
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2018-06-22
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2017-07-04
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KIDD, Gillian Macdonald appointed
secretary
2017-07-04
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LETTON, Linda Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2017-07-04
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HARRINGTON, Janet resigned
director
2017-07-04
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LETTON, Linda Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-07-01
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SHEWARD, Arlene resigned
director
2017-05-30
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HONEY, Sue resigned
director
2017-05-30
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WETTON, Janys resigned
director
2016-10-19
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GEORGE, Valery Margaret resigned
secretary
2016-10-19
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LETTON, Linda Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2016-10-19
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BOOTH, David resigned
director
2016-10-19
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GEORGE, Valery Margaret resigned
director
2016-10-19
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HARRINGTON, Janet appointed
director
2016-10-19
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HONEY, Sue appointed
director
2016-10-19
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JAPPY, Alan resigned
director
2016-10-19
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MACDONALD, Lisa resigned
director
2016-10-19
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SERJEANT, Mary appointed
director
2016-10-19
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SHEWARD, Arlene appointed
director
2016-10-19
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WETTON, Janys appointed
director
2015-07-13
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SMITH, Shelagh Joan resigned
director
2013-03-31
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SUTHERLAND, Eileen resigned
director
2013-03-31
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TRAIL, Gordon Mackenzie resigned
director
2012-06-25
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LETTON, Linda Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-06-25
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MACMILLAN, Garry appointed
director
2012-06-25
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SMITH, Shelagh Joan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-10-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Helmsdale Community Centre

Dunrobin Street

Helmsdale

Sutherland

KW8 6JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (3 active · 25 resigned)

KIDD, Gillian Macdonald→

secretary · appointed 2017-07-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ELLIS, Rona Mary→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-12-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACRAE, Alan Mackintosh→

director · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FINLAYSON, Margaret White→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2006-05-12

Resigned

GEORGE, Valery Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2016-10-19

Resigned

LETTON, Linda Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2017-07-04

Resigned

BOOTH, David→

director · ~71y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2016-10-19

Resigned

FINLAYSON, Margaret→

director · ~49y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2022-09-22

Resigned

FINLAYSON, Margaret White→

director · ~94y · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2010-08-01

Resigned

GEORGE, Valery Margaret→

director · ~84y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2016-10-19

Resigned

HARRINGTON, Janet→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2017-07-04

Resigned

HARRIS, Mary Elizabeth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2006-05-12

Resigned

HONEY, Sue→

director · ~70y · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2017-05-30

Resigned

JAPPY, Alan→

director · ~38y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2016-10-19

Resigned

JAPPY, Ian→

director · ~38y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2025-06-02

Resigned

JENNISON, Sandra Joyce→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2008-08-30

Resigned

LETTON, Linda Elizabeth→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-06-25 · resigned 2017-07-04

Resigned

LOGIE, Christina Jack→

director · ~90y · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2005-04-05

Resigned

MACDONALD, Lisa→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2016-10-19

Resigned

MACMILLAN, Garry→

director · ~38y · appointed 2012-06-25 · resigned 2025-05-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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2026-03-16

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2026-03-03

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officers · TM01

2026-03-03

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officers · TM01

2026-03-03

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officers · TM01

2026-03-03

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officers · TM01

2026-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-18

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-03

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-06

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officers · TM01

2022-07-22