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

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SC451532 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£511.6k
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 0.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £511,590
Cash YoY
+237%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£293k
↑ 237% YoY
Net Worth
£512k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£701k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£140k£280k£420k£561k£701kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
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

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
7
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-04-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2026-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    MACVICAR, Katrina resigned
    director
  8. 2026-03-20
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2026-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  10. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Leigh appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STEP UP (HOUSING, EMPLOYABILITY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES) LTD.
  20. 2013-06-04
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Craig appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-04
    ➕
    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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Step Up Support (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2021
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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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: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
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

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/03/2026—
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Recent filings (45 total)

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
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23