SCOTIA CARE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC650707 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

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
77/100
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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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  8. 2025-02-28
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  9. 2025-01-13
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  10. 2023-10-24
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  11. 2022-11-14
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  12. 2022-11-11
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  13. 2022-11-04
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  17. 2022-09-05
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  18. 2022-09-05
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  19. 2022-02-11
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    LINTON, Charles Fionnbarr appointed
    director
  20. 2022-02-11
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    LINTON, Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2022-02-11
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  22. 2022-02-11
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  23. 2020-06-01
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    LINTON, Alice appointed
    director
  24. 2020-03-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  25. 2020-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTIA CARE LTD
  26. 2020-01-06
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    LINTON, Lorraine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lorraine Linton
Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/01/2020
Charles Linton
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/03/2021
Charles Fionnbarr Linton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/03/2021
Alice Linton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1994 · age 32
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Springfield Medical Centre
30 Ponderlaw Street
Arbroath
DD11 1ES
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

LINTON, Alice→
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-06-01
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LINTON, Charles Fionnbarr→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-02-11
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LINTON, Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-02-11
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LINTON, Lorraine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-01-06
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—09/03/2020—
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27