STONEYWOOD CARE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC257011 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-02

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 18.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 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

100

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	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	—	£517.1k
Current assets	—	£214.7k
Cash	—	£9.5k
Debtors	—	£24.0k
Net assets	—	£389.2k
Average employees	100	—

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

• 2 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-22
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Charge satisfied #8
2025-12-15
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-15
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-13
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-17
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-11-17
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-20
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-20
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-10-20
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Ian John Howie
2022-10-20
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Ian John Howie
2022-10-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-06
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Ian John Howie as Security Trustee
2022-09-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-21
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RAMSAY, Jennifer Catherine appointed
director
2019-12-21
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REID, Mary resigned
secretary
2019-12-21
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REID, Mary resigned
director
2013-03-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-12-19
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CAMPBELL, Alexander resigned
director
2008-10-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-09-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-08-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-07-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2003-10-02
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Company incorporated
As STONEYWOOD CARE SERVICES LIMITED
2003-10-02
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HOWIE, Ian John appointed
director
2003-10-02
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REID, Mary appointed
secretary
2003-10-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-02
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CAMPBELL, Alexander appointed
director
2003-10-02
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REID, Mary appointed
director
2003-10-02
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-10-02
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Scs Eot Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scs Eot Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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STONEYWOOD CARE SERVICES LIMITED

This company · SC257011

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
Scs Eot Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/10/2022

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Estate Of Mary Reidceased 20/06/2022· 25-50% shares
Mr Ian John Howieceased 06/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Mary Reidceased 21/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-10-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

40 Glasgow Road

Denny

FK6 5DJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HOWIE, Ian John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-10-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RAMSAY, Jennifer Catherine→

director · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

REID, Mary→

secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2019-12-21

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Alexander→

director · ~90y · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2008-12-19

Resigned

REID, Mary→

director · ~92y · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2019-12-21

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Ian John Howie	A registered charge	1 property	20/10/2022	22/12/2025
outstanding	Ian John Howie	A registered charge	1 property	20/10/2022	—
outstanding	Ian John Howie as Security Trustee	A registered charge	—	06/10/2022	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	04/03/2013	15/12/2025
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	02/10/2008	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	27/08/2008	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	12/07/2007	18/09/2008

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Recent filings (97 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-12-22

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-12-15

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

accounts · AA

2025-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-15

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2024-11-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-11-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-11-13

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

accounts · AA

2024-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-13

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

accounts · AA

2023-06-30

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-12-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-12-01

mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number

mortgage · 466(Scot)

2022-11-17