STEP UP (HOUSING, EMPLOYABILITY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC451532 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-04

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.

· Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
· Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.4y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (88/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	—	£520.0k	£487.1k
Current assets	—	£700.8k	£598.8k
Cash	—	£293.2k	£86.9k
Debtors	—	£407.6k	£511.9k
Net assets	—	£511.6k	£468.3k
Average employees	27	—	—

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 capital
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
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capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-05-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-13
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-27
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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MACVICAR, Katrina resigned
director
2026-03-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-23
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DEVLIN, Leigh appointed
director
2013-06-04
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Company incorporated
As STEP UP (HOUSING, EMPLOYABILITY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES) LTD.
2013-06-04
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DEVLIN, Craig appointed
director
2013-06-04
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MACVICAR, Katrina appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Step Up Support (Scotland) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Step Up Support (Scotland) Ltd

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

ultimate parent

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STEP UP (HOUSING, EMPLOYABILITY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES) LTD.

This company · SC451532

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
Step Up Support (Scotland) Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Katrina Macvicarceased 01/07/2021· significant influence
Mr Craig Devlinceased 01/07/2021· significant influence

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

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SUMMERDALE CARE HOME LTD.→ SC216464 · est 2001	—	—	—	23	25y	82	75y
VILLA ATINA LIMITED→ SC254878 · est 2003	—	—	—	28	22y	82	75y
CENTRAL ADVOCACY PARTNERS→ SC213637 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	81	79y
FORTH VALLEY DENTAL CARE LIMITED→ SC227043 · est 2002	—	—	£750	—	24y	81	63y
FRAMEWORK CLINICS LTD→ SC350211 · est 2008	—	—	£26.8k	—	17y	81	63y
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6 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

Incorporated2013-06-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Melville Street

Falkirk

FK1 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DEVLIN, Craig→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-06-04

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Active

DEVLIN, Leigh→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-23

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Active

MACVICAR, Katrina→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/03/2026	—

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-26

capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital

capital · SH02

2026-06-04

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-05-29

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-05-29

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2026-05-13

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2026-04-27

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2026-04-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-01

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-03