AYRSHIRE HOSPITALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC248921 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-07
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hospital activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 21.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (89/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
40 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
112 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102Profitable
Profit before tax £939,000
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £939.0k | £1.09M | £791.0k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-15➕BAXTER, Rebecca Michelle appointeddirector
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-20➕JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2023-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕MCDONAGH, John appointeddirector
- 2023-02-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-08➕HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2023-02-08➖CHRISTIE, Rory William resigneddirector
- 2022-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31➖FORDYCE, Alan Peter resigneddirector
- 2022-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-21📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-07-12➕RESOLIS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-07-12➖JOHNSTONE, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-06-01➕FORDYCE, Alan Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-03-02➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2017-03-02➖MCDONAGH, John resigneddirector
- 2016-05-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2016-05-03➕JOHNSTONE, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-03➖MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-05-02➖MUIR, James resignedsecretary
- 2014-05-02➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-05-02➕CHRISTIE, Rory William appointeddirector
- 2014-05-02➖DUNLOP, Walter John resigneddirector
- 2014-05-02➕MCDONAGH, John appointeddirector
- 2014-05-02➖MUIR, James resigneddirector
- 2008-12-18➖MCKINNON, Donald Archibald resigneddirector
- 2008-11-14➕DUNLOP, Walter John appointeddirector
- 2008-11-14➖EVE, Raymond Anthony resigneddirector
- 2008-11-14➖FLETCHER, Dylan resigneddirector
- 2006-10-01➕MUIR, James appointeddirector
- 2004-10-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2004-10-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2004-09-01➕MUIR, James appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-01➖ROUGH, Stewart Harley resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
George Street Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
George Street Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AYRSHIRE HOSPITALS LIMITED
This company · SC248921
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Street Capital Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Healthcare & medical · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMIT HEALTHCARE (WISHAW) LIMITED→ SC182649 · est 1998 | £14.49M £10.43M–£18.54M | — | — | 0 | 28y | 84 | 60y |
| STONEHOUSE HOSPITALS LIMITED→ SC251033 · est 2003 | £706.3k £508.5k–£904.0k | — | — | 0 | 23y | 92 | 64y |
| RENAISSANCE CARE (UK) LTD→ SC379961 · est 2010 | £438.4k £315.7k–£561.2k | — | — | 4 | 16y | 88 | 69y |
| PRESTIGE NURSING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC143810 · est 1993 | — | — | — | 28800 | 33y | 84 | 63y |
| ANSWER PROJECT→ SC212773 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | 83 | 79y |
| CRANSTON NURSERIES LIMITED→ SC253519 · est 2003 | — | — | £360.3k | — | 22y | 83 | 76y |
| EDINBURGH SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LIMITED→ SC245755 · est 2003 | — | — | £97.9k | — | 23y | 83 | 61y |
| ELDER HOMES LIMITED→ SC154896 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | 83 | 80y |
| FLORABANK HOME LIMITED→ SC170166 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 83 | 81y |
| MCSENCE LIMITED→ SC129794 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | 83 | 76y |
| OPEX LTD.→ SC191607 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 3400 | 27y | 83 | 72y |
| ST. ANDREWS CHILDREN'S SOCIETY LIMITED→ SC079520 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | 83 | 74y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities
Registered office
C/O Resolis Limited Exchange Tower, 11th Floor
19 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13
Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)
RESOLIS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-07-12
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BAXTER, Rebecca Michelle→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-06-15
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GORDON, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-03-02
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HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-02-08
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-12-20
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JOHNSTONE, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-05-03 · resigned 2021-07-12
MUIR, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2014-05-02
ROUGH, Stewart Harley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2004-09-01
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2003-11-06
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2016-05-03
CHRISTIE, Rory William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2023-02-08
DUNLOP, Walter John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-11-14 · resigned 2014-05-02
EVE, Raymond Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2008-11-14
FLETCHER, Dylan→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2008-11-14
FORDYCE, Alan Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-31
MCDONAGH, John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2023-12-20
MCDONAGH, John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2017-03-02
MCKINNON, Donald Archibald→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2008-12-18
MUIR, James→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2014-05-02
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2003-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/05/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Assignation in security | 1 property | 11/10/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/10/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (112 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-15