HORSES4HELP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
SC514943 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-07
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-constitution
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-constitution
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-03
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  3. 2026-06-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2026-06-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-11-13
    ➖
    PERRY, Rhonda Carolyn resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    CRAIG, Michelle appointed
    director
  11. 2024-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-14
    ➖
    TILLEY, Irene Margaret resigned
    director
  13. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-08-01
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    PERRY, Rhonda Carolyn appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As HORSES4HELP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  23. 2015-09-07
    ➕
    IRVINE, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2015-09-07
    ➕
    TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Julie Ann Irvine
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
——board controlboard control06/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Irene Margaret Tilleyceased 13/11/2025· 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Borrowmoss Farm
Wigtown
Newton Stewart
DG8 9TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CRAIG, Michelle→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRVINE, Julie Ann→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-09-07
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Active
PERRY, Rhonda Carolyn→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-07 · resigned 2024-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-06-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21