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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (6 active, 41 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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officers · AP01
2026-04-13
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BALDWIN, Valerie Ann appointed
director
2025-12-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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WINTON, Patricia Anne appointed
secretary
2025-12-01
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BROWN, Janis Mitchell resigned
secretary
2025-12-01
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BROWN, Janis Mitchell resigned
director
2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
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MONCUR, Ernest Alexander resigned
director
2024-04-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-18
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WINTON, Patricia Anne appointed
director
2023-12-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
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MIDDLETON, Allan William appointed
director
2023-11-20
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MAY, David Jeans resigned
director
2023-11-20
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PATON, John Finette resigned
director
2023-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
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second-filing-of-secretary-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP03
2023-06-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
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BROWN, Janis Mitchell appointed
secretary
2023-06-01
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BROWN, Janis Mitchell appointed
director
2023-05-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-11
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MCQUISTAN, Robert Niall appointed
director
2023-05-11
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MITCHELL, Helen Henderson resigned
secretary
2023-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
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BRUCE, Graeme Blackwood, Reverend resigned
director
2022-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-17
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REOCH, Anne Gertrude appointed
director
2018-09-13
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WATT, Hamish resigned
director
2018-06-04
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TAVENDALE, David Mitchell resigned
director
2018-05-17
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THOMSON, Norma Ann resigned
director
2018-02-02
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THOMSON, Michelle Ann resigned
director
2017-07-20
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MACPHERSON, Iris Murray resigned
director
2017-04-17
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BURKE, Pam resigned
director
2017-04-17
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MOORE, Gae resigned
director
2016-07-21
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NICOLL, Steve Kenneth resigned
director
2016-07-21
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PATON, John Finette appointed
director
2016-07-21
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THOMSON, Michelle Ann appointed
director
2016-07-21
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URWIN, Patricia Anne resigned
director
2016-07-21
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WATT, Hamish appointed
director
2016-05-19
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MOIR, Maureen Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-01-21
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HOWIE, Hester Miller resigned
director
2015-07-16
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MACDONALD, Denise Anne resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 97 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 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 signal

Multiple 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

medium

Multiple 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

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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