EILDON CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC443656 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-26

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Providing residential nursing care services in Scotland, this Edinburgh-based operation most likely manages day-to-day clinical and personal care for residents in a nursing home setting, overseeing staffing, patient welfare, medication administration, and regulatory compliance within a Care Inspectorate-regulated environment.

Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 12.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
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officers · AP01
2025-10-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-24
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PRATT, John Frank Stamford appointed
secretary
2025-07-01
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DUFFIN, Lucy Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-07-01
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HOWELL, William Edward Augustine appointed
director
2024-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-18
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2024-12-18
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-12-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-12
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-12-10
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Lender
2024-04-30
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-04-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-08-02
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DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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WHITLAW WELLS resigned
corporate-secretary
2022-11-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-15
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
2021-12-13
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Charge satisfied #5
2021-12-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-12-13
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-12-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
2018-10-08
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2018-10-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2018-09-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-09-25
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-08-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2014-05-30
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HUME, Elizabeth Anne resigned
secretary
2014-05-30
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WHITLAW WELLS appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-11-26
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HUNGERFORD, Richard Anthony Alexander appointed
director
2013-11-26
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PRATT, John Frank Stamford appointed
director
2013-11-26
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HUME, Elizabeth Anne appointed
secretary
2013-09-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2013-09-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2013-03-26
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HUME, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2013-02-26
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Company incorporated
As EILDON CARE LIMITED
2013-02-26
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HEMMINGS, Stephen David 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Mansfield Care Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mansfield Care Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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EILDON CARE LIMITED

This company · SC443656

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mansfield Care Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Richard Humeceased 01/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2013-02-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

8 Melville Street

Edinburgh

Lothian

EH3 7NS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-12

Last: 2026-02-26