SCOTIA HOMECARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC662472 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-28
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£23.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,029
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↑ 805% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£57k£85k£114k£142kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£57.5k£35.8k
Current assets£114.1k£142.3k
Cash£20.5k£29.2k
Debtors£93.5k£113.1k
Net assets£23.0k£2.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-01
    MCFARLANE, Kaine James appointed
    director
  6. 2024-09-01
    MCFARLANE, Keira Macdougall appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-02
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  12. 2021-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-07-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOTIA HOMECARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2020-05-28
    MCFARLANE, Dawn appointed
    director
  18. 2020-05-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

The E Centre Cooperage Way Business Village
Cooperage Way
Alloa
FK10 3LP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCFARLANE, Dawn
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-05-28
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Active
MCFARLANE, Kaine James
director · ~20y · appointed 2024-09-01
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Active
MCFARLANE, Keira Macdougall
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-09-01
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2021-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18