DUNDONALD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED

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SC296431 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-01
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.
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 19.6y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2024-02-28
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  4. 2023-04-10
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-02
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  6. 2021-03-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2019-12-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  9. 2019-12-13
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-03
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2019-12-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-02
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  17. 2016-02-11
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  18. 2009-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2009-07-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2006-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2006-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNDONALD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED
  22. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    MURDOCH, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-02-01
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    KERR, Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-01
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    MURDOCH, Ruth appointed
    director
  25. 2006-02-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-02-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  27. 2006-02-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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  28. 2006-02-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Anne Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Ruth Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

3 Clairmont Gardens
Glasgow
G3 7LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MURDOCH, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-01
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Active
KERR, Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-02-01
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Active
MURDOCH, Ruth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property17/12/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property02/12/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property07/07/2009—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/10/200619/09/2009
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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-13