SUTHERLAND HOUSE CARE LIMITED

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SC873123 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 0.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
4 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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
4
filings
  • 2 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-12-31
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-12-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-12-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
  5. 2025-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As SUTHERLAND HOUSE CARE LIMITED
  6. 2025-12-18
    MACKENZIE, Gavin appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-12-18
    HENNESSEY, Aidan Patrick appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-18
    HENNESSEY, Cillian Peter appointed
    director
  9. 2025-12-18
    HENNESSEY, Gerard Joseph appointed
    director
  10. 2025-12-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Antonine Care Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Antonine Care Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
SUTHERLAND HOUSE CARE LIMITED
This company · SC873123

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Antonine Care Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares18/12/2025

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
Incorporated2025-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

Caulfield House
Cradlehall Business Park
Inverness
Inverness
IV2 5GH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-18
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Gavin
secretary · appointed 2025-12-18
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Active
HENNESSEY, Aidan Patrick
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-12-18
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Active
HENNESSEY, Cillian Peter
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-12-18
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Active
HENNESSEY, Gerard Joseph
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-12-18
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
A registered charge30/12/2025
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Recent filings (4 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-18