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SC306175 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-08-01

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

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

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

29 officers (5 active, 29 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 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

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1800	1800

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2025-06-12
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officers · TM01
2025-06-02
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accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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TAYLOR, Margaret (Pearl), Mrs. resigned
director
2024-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-09
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LEVACK, Jennifer, Mrs. resigned
director
2024-07-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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officers · AP01
2024-06-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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GALLAGHER, Stacey, Mrs. appointed
director
2024-05-31
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SWAN, Barry Paterson appointed
director
2024-05-31
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ISKANDER, Audrey Isabella resigned
director
2024-05-31
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LEVACK, Jennifer, Mrs. appointed
director
2024-05-31
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TAYLOR, Margaret (Pearl), Mrs. appointed
director
2024-05-20
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address · AD01
2024-04-25
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officers · TM01
2024-04-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-26
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MCEWAN, Peter resigned
director
2023-09-05
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officers · TM01
2023-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-18
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MACKIE, Marion Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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MCEWAN, Peter resigned
secretary
2023-05-31
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THOMSON, Margaret resigned
director
2022-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-22
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officers · AP01
2022-07-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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SWAN, Karen appointed
director
2022-05-25
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BROWN, Clare resigned
director
2022-05-25
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ISKANDER, Audrey Isabella appointed
director
2021-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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HIBBERD, Peter resigned
director
2019-05-31
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LAWSON, Margaret Gray resigned
director
2019-05-31
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MACKIE, Marion Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-05-25
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PETERSON, Sylvia appointed
director
2017-05-26
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GUNN, Alison Matheson resigned
director
2017-05-26
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LAWSON, Margaret Gray appointed
director
2014-05-30
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THOMSON, Roy Geoffrey appointed
director
2014-05-30
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MURPHY, Margo resigned
director
2013-05-31
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THOMSON, Margaret appointed
director
2012-08-01
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BINDRA, Darshan Kaur resigned
director
2012-07-04
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HADDOW, Jean Mary resigned
director
2011-11-23
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BINDRA, Darshan Kaur appointed
director
2010-05-28
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SMITH, Martin resigned
director
2009-08-26
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MCEWAN, Peter appointed
secretary
2009-07-31
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JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-08-27
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GUNN, Alison Matheson appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 74 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-08-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

34 Hazel Avenue

Kirkcaldy

Fife

KY2 5EB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01