WOODSIDE CAREHOMES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC306304 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-03
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
53 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees10700

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

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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-30
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  3. 2025-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-05
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    ORMSHAW, Rhonda appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-02-17
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    FOWDAR, Kishan appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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  9. 2022-05-30
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  10. 2021-05-25
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  11. 2020-05-28
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  12. 2019-05-31
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  13. 2018-06-08
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  14. 2017-11-16
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    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2013-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  20. 2007-09-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  21. 2006-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODSIDE CAREHOMES LTD.
  22. 2006-08-03
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    FOWDAR, Devanand appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-08-03
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    FOWDAR, Devanand appointed
    director
  24. 2006-08-03
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    FOWDAR, Saraswatee appointed
    director
  25. 2006-08-03
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-08-03
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-08-03
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-08-03
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FOWDAR, Kishan (same surname) appointed 2025-02-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ajay Fowdar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2006-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Robinhill
Hazelden Road, Mearnskirk
Glasgow
East Renfrewshire
G77 6RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

FOWDAR, Devanand→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-03
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Active
FOWDAR, Devanand→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-08-03
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Active
FOWDAR, Kishan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-02-17
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Active
FOWDAR, Saraswatee→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-03
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Active
ORMSHAW, Rhonda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-04-05
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property27/06/2013—
satisfied
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
Floating charge1 property28/09/200717/07/2013
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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28