SCOTLAND'S CHARITY AIR AMBULANCE

🌳Matureactive

SC384396 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-08-27

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 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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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 with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

26 officers (12 active, 26 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2026-03-09
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SINCLAIR, Carol Anne resigned
director
2025-10-14
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2025-10-10
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2025-10-03
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2025-10-03
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2025-09-22
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2025-09-22
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2025-09-22
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2025-09-11
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COCKBAIN, Richard Ian, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-11
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GIBSON, John Nicolas Alastair, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-11
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GOODACRE, David Anthony appointed
director
2025-09-11
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HOPE, Melissa Jane appointed
director
2025-09-11
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BASSETT, Paul resigned
director
2025-09-11
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BEALE, Michael Edwin resigned
director
2025-09-11
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LESLIE, Joyce Charlotte resigned
director
2024-12-11
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2024-12-09
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HOLLOWAY, Richard James resigned
director
2024-11-20
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2024-09-17
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2024-09-17
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2024-09-13
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BROWN, Robert Muirhead Birnie appointed
director
2024-09-13
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COX, Sean Antony appointed
director
2024-09-13
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STEWART, Mike James appointed
director
2024-09-13
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BELL, Alan John Kirk resigned
director
2024-09-13
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RICHMOND, Kevin Andrew resigned
director
2024-02-08
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2024-01-05
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CARRUTHERS, Stephen James resigned
director
2023-12-05
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2023-06-16
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2023-06-15
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LAWSON, Henry Benedict resigned
director
2023-05-23
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2023-05-12
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BULLOUGH, John Louis resigned
director
2023-01-09
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2022-10-03
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COUPER, Alastair Macgregor appointed
director
2022-10-03
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CUTTING, Janice Catherine appointed
director
2022-10-03
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HILLEY, Myra Anne appointed
director
2022-10-03
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PAGE, Helen Margaret appointed
director
2022-10-03
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CARRUTHERS, Stephen James appointed
director
2022-10-03
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HOLLOWAY, Richard James appointed
director
2019-11-21
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SINCLAIR, Carol Anne appointed
director
2019-08-23
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TOGNERI, Martin Peter resigned
director
2017-08-28
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BASSETT, Paul appointed
director
2017-03-31
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MOCHRIE, Daren John resigned
director
2016-09-15
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LAWSON, Henry Benedict appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BASSETT, Paul resigned 2025-09-11; BEALE, Michael Edwin resigned 2025-09-11; LESLIE, Joyce Charlotte resigned 2025-09-11

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-08-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Control Tower

Perth Airport

Perth

PH2 6PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-11

Last: 2025-08-28