OUR CARE (CAIRNDOW) CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC799095 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-17➕MCMILLAN, James Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2026-02-17➕WATT, Lorna appointeddirector
- 2026-02-17➖NOBLE, Christina Campbell resigneddirector
- 2026-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➖MARSTON, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2024-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs OUR CARE (CAIRNDOW) CIC
- 2024-02-14➕CHALMERS, Dorothy Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14➕MARSTON, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14➕NOBLE, Christina Campbell appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| ARGYLL AND BUTE CARE AND REPAIR→ SC221948 · est 2001 | — | — | — | 13 | 24y | 83 | 81y |
| CRAIGEND RESOURCE CENTRE→ SC158273 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | 83 | 71y |
| CRISIS→ SC166079 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 83 | 83y |
| MID ARGYLL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES→ SC396832 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 74y |
| THE HAVEN KILMACOLM→ SC252971 · est 2003 | — | — | £639.0k | — | 22y | 83 | 79y |
| ABBEY LABORATORY LIMITED→ SC227760 · est 2002 | — | — | £5.0k | — | 24y | 82 | 61y |
| ABDUL HALEEM LIMITED→ SC343438 · est 2008 | — | — | £1.68M | — | 17y | 82 | 59y |
| ARGYLL HOMECARE LIMITED→ SC275774 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 2300 | 21y | 82 | 59y |
| SIGNATURE AESTHETICS CLINIC LTD→ SC582055 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| SMILE DENTAL CARE LINWOOD LTD→ SC842223 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SOUND AND SHORE LIMITED→ SC758175 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
Here We Are
Clachan
Cairndow
PA26 8BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CHALMERS, Dorothy Mary→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-02-14
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MCMILLAN, James Mitchell→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2026-02-17
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Active
MARSTON, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-02-14 · resigned 2025-04-01
NOBLE, Christina Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2024-02-14 · resigned 2026-02-17
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-20
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-02-14