STEPPING STONES (NORTH EDINBURGH)

🌳Matureactive

SC281866 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-03-20

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 Mar 2025

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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (9 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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	19	1900

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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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officers · AP01
2026-01-08
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HARPER, Linda appointed
director
2025-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
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MCPHERSON, Pauline resigned
director
2025-10-28
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MOIR, Ian Andrew, Rev resigned
director
2025-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
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DAVIDSON, Emma appointed
director
2025-04-28
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GORRIE, Jaymee Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-01-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04
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GORRIE, Jaymee Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-08-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
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MCPHERSON, Pauline appointed
director
2022-04-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-24
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YOUNG, Amanda Vera resigned
director
2022-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-25
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GRAY, Fiona resigned
director
2020-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-03
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FARQUHARSON, Jennifer Mary resigned
director
2018-08-13
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HAIKNEY, Patricia Ann appointed
secretary
2018-08-13
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FARQUHARSON, Jennifer Mary resigned
secretary
2018-04-18
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CUMMING, Sandra appointed
director
2018-03-20
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PRESTON, Ailene appointed
director
2017-05-17
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YOUNG, Amanda Vera appointed
director
2015-06-01
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CUFFE, Maxine Allison Mary resigned
director
2015-01-19
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CRAIG, Roy Macdonald appointed
director
2014-10-27
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HAIKNEY, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2012-06-04
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BRADLEY, John Russell appointed
director
2010-02-15
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DUNCAN, Alastair James appointed
director
2009-08-17
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CUFFE, Maxine Allison Mary appointed
director
2008-08-01
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DAWSON, Barbara Nimmo resigned
director
2007-12-05
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MOIR, Ian Andrew, Rev appointed
director
2007-09-24
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FOWLER, Gemma Leigh resigned
director
2005-12-16
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DAWSON, Barbara Nimmo appointed
director
2005-03-20
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Company incorporated
As STEPPING STONES (NORTH EDINBURGH)
2005-03-20
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FARQUHARSON, Jennifer Mary appointed
secretary
2005-03-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-20
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FARQUHARSON, Jennifer Mary appointed
director
2005-03-20
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FOWLER, Gemma Leigh appointed
director
2005-03-20
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GRAY, Fiona appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: MCPHERSON, Pauline resigned 2025-10-28; MOIR, Ian Andrew, Rev resigned 2025-10-28

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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SUMMIT HEALTHCARE (WISHAW) LIMITED→ SC182649 · est 1998	£14.49M £10.43M–£18.54M	—	—	0	28y	84	60y
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RENAISSANCE CARE (UK) LTD→ SC379961 · est 2010	£389.9k £280.7k–£499.1k	—	—	400	15y	84	69y
GLOBAL NETWORK OF SEX WORK PROJECTS LIMITED→ SC349355 · est 2008	£93.1k £67.0k–£119.1k	—	—	4	17y	83	59y
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
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-03-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

G3 Inchgarvie Court

Ferry Road Drive

Edinburgh

EH4 4DA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20