SEAFIELD HEALTHCARE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC417118 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees191800

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited as Security Trustee for and on Behalf of the Secured Parties
  3. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2021-09-27
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2021-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-08-31
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    CONNOLLY, John James resigned
    director
  12. 2021-08-31
    ➖
    HANIF, Mohammed Arif resigned
    director
  13. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-06-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  16. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-09-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aah Pharmaceuticals & Another
  22. 2012-07-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  23. 2012-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  24. 2012-03-23
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, John James appointed
    director
  25. 2012-03-23
    ➕
    HANIF, Mohammed Arif appointed
    director
  26. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Carole Sarah Wilson appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Carole Sarah Wilson appointed
    director
  28. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, James Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2012-03-09
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2012-03-09
    ➖
    FLYNN, Austin resigned
    director
  31. 2012-03-09
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2012-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As SEAFIELD HEALTHCARE LTD
  33. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    FLYNN, Austin appointed
    director
  35. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

Drumbain Energy Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Drumbain Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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SEAFIELD HEALTHCARE LTD
This company · SC417118

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Drumbain Energy Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/08/2021

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

43-45 Blackburn Drive
Ayr
KA7 2XW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Carole Sarah Wilson→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Carole Sarah Wilson→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, James Robert→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-02-15 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned
CONNOLLY, John James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-03-23 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned
FLYNN, Austin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-02-15 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned
HANIF, Mohammed Arif→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-03-23 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-02-15 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited as Security Trustee for and on Behalf of the Secured Parties
A registered charge1 property19/01/2026—
satisfied
Aah Pharmaceuticals & Another
Bond & floating charge1 property06/09/201210/06/2021
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/07/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property31/05/2012—
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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30