ASSISTIVE LIVING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC325259 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-10➖BARRY, Morna May resigneddirector
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASSISTIVE LIVING LIMITED
- 2007-06-11➕BARRY, Lisa Melinda appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-11➕BARRY, Johnathon Marc appointeddirector
- 2007-06-11➕BARRY, Lisa Melinda appointeddirector
- 2007-06-11➕BARRY, Morna May appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Lisa Melinda Barry Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Marc Barry Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Morna May Barryceased 10/11/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ASTRA L.P.→ SL021105 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AVTAR HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SF000948 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BARBIER MANAGEMENT LP→ SL030372 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BATORANT SERVICES LP→ SL022830 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BBS COMPLEX L.P.→ SL026020 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BECKDORF TRADING LP→ SL024600 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BEFAB PROFILES LIMITED→ SC486607 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BEINN GROUP LLP→ SO305330 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BENSON TECHNOLOGY LP→ SL028225 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BENTVILLE PROJECTS L.P.→ SL030199 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BERGLAND MERCHANTS L.P.→ SL027523 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BERGLAT CONSULTING L.P.→ SL029263 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
9 Arrol Road
Glasgow
G40 3DQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BARRY, Lisa Melinda→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-06-11
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BARRY, Johnathon Marc→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-11
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BARRY, Lisa Melinda→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-11
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BARRY, Morna May→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2024-11-10
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-25