FLEXIBLE RESPITE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC504233 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-24
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
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

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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees18002000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2022-08-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As FLEXIBLE RESPITE LTD
  17. 2015-04-24
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    AITKEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-24
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Alison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Aitken
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Craw Wood
Tweedbank
Galashiels
TD1 3SU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AITKEN, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-04-24
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Active
PATTERSON, Alison→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-24
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Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05