HOME CARE (SCOTLAND) HOLDINGS 2 LTD
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SC841874 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-19
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 8 → 10
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 8 → 10
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs HOME CARE (SCOTLAND) HOLDINGS 2 LTD
- 2025-03-19➕ALLAN, Christopher Robert Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19➕ALLAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ALLAN, Christopher Robert Alexander (same surname) appointed 2025-03-19. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Allan Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 02/04/2026 |
Mr Christopher Robert Alexander Allan Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Allanceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| THE RUTLAND (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC247306 · est 2003 | £6.24M £5.31M–£7.18M | — | £6.24M | — | 23y | 82 | 77y |
| DIRECTIONAL DRILLING DYNAMICS LIMITED→ SC119569 · est 1989 | £662.1k £562.8k–£761.4k | — | £662.1k | — | 36y | 81 | 74y |
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| THE DON FISHING COMPANY (TRAWLING) LIMITED→ SC133042 · est 1991 | £172.7k £146.8k–£198.6k | — | £172.7k | — | 34y | 82 | 77y |
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| WOOD & DAVIDSON LIMITED→ SC004296 · est 1899 | £11.3k £9.6k–£12.9k | — | £11.3k | — | 127y | 82 | 77y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1WN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALLAN, Christopher Robert Alexander→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-19
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ALLAN, Robert→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2025-03-19
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Recent filings (10 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-19