THE ADAM CENTRE
🌳Matureactive
SC252797 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-07-16
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.
🔒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
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 1 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
40 officers (5 active, 40 linked, 33 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
134 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-01➕WINTON, Patricia Anne appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-01➖BROWN, Janis Mitchell resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-01➖BROWN, Janis Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19➖MONCUR, Ernest Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-18➕WINTON, Patricia Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-20➕MIDDLETON, Allan William appointeddirector
- 2023-11-20➖MAY, David Jeans resigneddirector
- 2023-11-20➖PATON, John Finette resigneddirector
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄second-filing-of-secretary-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP03
- 2023-06-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➕BROWN, Janis Mitchell appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-01➕BROWN, Janis Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2023-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-11➕MCQUISTAN, Robert Niall appointeddirector
- 2023-05-11➖MITCHELL, Helen Henderson resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-01➖BRUCE, Graeme Blackwood, Reverend resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-17➕REOCH, Anne Gertrude appointeddirector
- 2018-09-13➖WATT, Hamish resigneddirector
- 2018-06-04➖TAVENDALE, David Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2018-05-17➖THOMSON, Norma Ann resigneddirector
- 2018-02-02➖THOMSON, Michelle Ann resigneddirector
- 2017-07-20➖MACPHERSON, Iris Murray resigneddirector
- 2017-04-17➖BURKE, Pam resigneddirector
- 2017-04-17➖MOORE, Gae resigneddirector
- 2016-07-21➖NICOLL, Steve Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2016-07-21➕PATON, John Finette appointeddirector
- 2016-07-21➕THOMSON, Michelle Ann appointeddirector
- 2016-07-21➖URWIN, Patricia Anne resigneddirector
- 2016-07-21➕WATT, Hamish appointeddirector
- 2016-05-19➖MOIR, Maureen Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2016-01-21➖HOWIE, Hester Miller resigneddirector
- 2015-07-16➖MACDONALD, Denise Anne resigneddirector
- 2014-09-25➕NICOLL, Steve Kenneth appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 96 events
Owner dependency
55/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BROWN, Janis Mitchell resigned 2025-12-01; BROWN, Janis Mitchell resigned 2025-12-01
🔒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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2003-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
The Adam Centre
Warrack Terrace
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (5 active · 35 resigned)
WINTON, Patricia Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-01
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MCQUISTAN, Robert Niall→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-05-11
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MIDDLETON, Allan William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-20
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REOCH, Anne Gertrude→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-17
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WINTON, Patricia Anne→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-03-18
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BROWN, Janis Mitchell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2025-12-01
GOULD, Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2007-11-01
MITCHELL, Helen Henderson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2023-05-11
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2003-07-16
ALLISON, Violet Isabella→
Resigneddirector · ~114y · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2009-08-08
BROWN, Janis Mitchell→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2025-12-01
BRUCE, Graeme Blackwood, Reverend→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2023-02-01
BURKE, Pam→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2017-04-17
HOWIE, Hester Miller→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2016-01-21
MACDONALD, Denise Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2015-07-16
MACPHERSON, Iris Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2017-07-20
MANN, Sheila Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-06-21 · resigned 2012-06-28
MAY, David Jeans→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-06-21 · resigned 2023-11-20
MOIR, Maureen Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2016-05-19
MONCUR, Ernest Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2009-06-25 · resigned 2024-08-19
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Recent filings (134 total)
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
second-filing-of-secretary-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP03
2023-06-26