FODDERTY CARE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC328990 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£535.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 7.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £535,396
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£252k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£535k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£312k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£107k£214k£321k£428k£535kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£552.9k£528.1k
Current assets£311.5k£234.8k
Cash£251.9k£183.0k
Debtors£59.6k£51.7k
Net assets£535.4k£500.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2018-12-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2018-12-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-12-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2018-12-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2018-11-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2018-07-16
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  18. 2016-03-28
    ➕
    ALLAN, Christopher Robert Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FODDERTY CARE LTD.
  20. 2007-08-09
    ➕
    ALLAN, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-08-09
    ➕
    ALLAN, Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-08-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-08-09
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-08-09
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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

Group structure

Mistral Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mistral Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FODDERTY CARE LTD.
This company · SC328990

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mistral Investments Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Allanceased 15/08/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
AB42 1WN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALLAN, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Christopher Robert Alexander→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-03-28
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Active
ALLAN, Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-08-09
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-09 · resigned 2007-08-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-09 · resigned 2007-08-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/12/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/12/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/11/2018—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01