PET FOSTERING SERVICE SCOTLAND

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SC344077 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-06-09

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£108.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

88 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £108,054

High leverage

Liabilities are 100% of total assets

Net assets shrinking

Down £37,826 YoY

Leverage

100%

Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£108k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£108k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£108.4k	£145.9k
Current assets	£108.4k	£146.2k
Cash	—	£146.2k
Net assets	£108.1k	£145.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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HODKINSON, Lisa appointed
director
2026-02-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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DOCHERTY, Anne resigned
director
2025-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-19
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STEELE, Jennifer Ann Harton resigned
director
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-11
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BEWSEY, Emma Rose appointed
director
2023-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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COUBROUGH-CASEY, Verity Jayne appointed
director
2021-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-14
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FRASER, Janet Norma resigned
director
2019-10-21
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DEVONPORT, Elizabeth Grahame appointed
director
2019-10-21
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COWAN, Lea resigned
director
2019-10-21
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FRASER, Janet Norma appointed
director
2019-10-21
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HOGG, Natalie Margaret resigned
director
2018-11-14
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MCGEE, Colleen resigned
director
2017-09-09
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COWAN, Lea appointed
director
2017-09-09
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HOGG, Natalie Margaret appointed
director
2016-06-04
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MILLER, Jeanette appointed
director
2016-06-04
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DISCOMBE, Anne-Marie, Dr resigned
director
2016-06-04
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MCGEE, Colleen appointed
director
2015-02-01
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HIRD, Lisa Ann resigned
director
2013-12-09
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ROYCROFT, Linda Margaret resigned
director
2013-03-31
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JONES, Amanda Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-09-08
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SINCLAIR, Robert Longmuir appointed
director
2012-09-08
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JONES, Amanda Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-09-08
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STEELE, Jennifer Ann Harton appointed
director
2012-06-01
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YOUNG, Denise Janet resigned
director
2012-03-24
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WOOD, Gillian resigned
director
2011-07-19
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TAYLOR, Dorothy Anne resigned
director
2011-06-11
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DOCHERTY, Anne resigned
secretary
2010-09-11
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GOODY, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2010-09-11
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TAYLOR, Dorothy Anne appointed
director
2010-09-11
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WALSTER, Dorothy Olive resigned
director
2010-09-11
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YOUNG, Denise Janet appointed
director
2009-09-12
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HIRD, Lisa Ann appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DOCHERTY, Anne resigned 2025-12-31; STEELE, Jennifer Ann Harton resigned 2025-05-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Longmuir Sinclair Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Anne Dochertyceased 01/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-06-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

32 Coillesdene Crescent

Edinburgh

EH15 2JJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22