ORION CARE (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC383507 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-02-29
Average employees2200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-03
    ➕
    WALKER, Martin Andrew Drummond appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-03
    ➖
    HALLIFAX, Ian Frederick resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-07-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-06-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-06-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2024-04-03
    ➕
    HALLIFAX, Ian Frederick appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-03
    ➖
    WALKER, Martin Andrew Drummond resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-03-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-03-06
    ➖
    WALKER, Katarina Lara resigned
    director
  18. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-03-06
    ➖
    WALKER, Alexandra Katya resigned
    director
  20. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-01-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-01-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Alexandra Katya appointed
    director
  25. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Katarina Lara appointed
    director
  26. 2020-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2010-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORION CARE (EDINBURGH) LIMITED
  28. 2010-08-11
    ➕
    WALKER, Martin Andrew Drummond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Andrew Drummond Walker
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/08/2016

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
Incorporated2010-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

3-5 Learmonth Avenue
Edinburgh
EH4 1DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Martin Andrew Drummond→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLIFAX, Ian Frederick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2024-07-03
Resigned
WALKER, Alexandra Katya→
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2023-03-06
Resigned
WALKER, Katarina Lara→
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2024-03-06
Resigned
WALKER, Martin Andrew Drummond→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-11 · resigned 2024-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19