MULBERRY HOUSE (COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC248463 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,890
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,416 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£26.9k£33.5k
Current assets£62.1k£62.2k
Net assets£6.9k£13.3k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
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  3. 2023-03-20
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  4. 2022-05-12
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  5. 2021-08-02
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  6. 2020-09-10
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  7. 2019-02-18
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  8. 2018-03-05
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  17. 2015-01-15
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    MCFARLANE, Louise appointed
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  18. 2014-12-31
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    HARDING, Patrick William resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-12-31
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    HARDING, Patrick William resigned
    director
  20. 2010-10-27
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    HEAVEY, Caitlin Patricia resigned
    director
  21. 2010-10-27
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    PEDERSEN, Dianne resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-17
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    DOWNIE, Kirsty Anna appointed
    director
  23. 2004-05-10
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    HARDING, Patrick William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-05-10
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    M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  25. 2003-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MULBERRY HOUSE (COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE) LTD.
  26. 2003-04-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  27. 2003-04-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  28. 2003-04-28
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    M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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  29. 2003-04-28
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    HARDING, Patrick William appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-28
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    HEAVEY, Caitlin Patricia appointed
    director
  31. 2003-04-28
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    PEDERSEN, Dianne appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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  33. 2003-04-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Kirsty Anna Downie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Miss Louise Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

DOWNIE, Kirsty Anna→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFARLANE, Louise→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-01-15
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Active
HARDING, Patrick William→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-10 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2004-05-10
Resigned
HARDING, Patrick William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
HEAVEY, Caitlin Patricia→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2010-10-27
Resigned
PEDERSEN, Dianne→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2010-10-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2025-02-10
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2024-05-11
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2024-02-20
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2023-05-03
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2023-03-20
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2022-05-12
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2022-04-29
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2021-08-02
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2021-04-30
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2020-09-10
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2020-04-29
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2019-05-07
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2019-02-18
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