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SC094162 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1985-07-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
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 with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.9y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
95 officers (8 active, 95 linked, 75 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
305 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees848200

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
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (196 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-02
    MITRA, Satyavada Venkata Anita resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-27
    FRASER, Andrea resigned
    director
  6. 2026-01-27
    WATT, Ruby Margaret Julie, Doctor resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-09-23
    MORTIMER, Gary appointed
    director
  11. 2025-07-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-07-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-01-28
    ASHTON, Valerie Jean resigned
    director
  16. 2025-01-28
    BUCKLAND, Roger, Professor resigned
    director
  17. 2024-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-12-01
    MITRA, Satyavada Venkata Anita appointed
    director
  19. 2024-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-08-01
    BROWN, Callum appointed
    director
  22. 2024-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-03-26
    MACPHERSON, Scott appointed
    director
  24. 2024-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2024-01-30
    FRASER, Andrea appointed
    director
  26. 2024-01-19
    WILLIS, John Robert resigned
    director
  27. 2024-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2023-10-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  30. 2023-10-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2023-10-03
    WHITTINGTON, Mark appointed
    secretary
  32. 2023-10-03
    VALENTINE, Helen Catherine resigned
    secretary
  33. 2023-09-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  34. 2023-09-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  35. 2023-08-30
    VALENTINE, Helen Catherine resigned
    director
  36. 2023-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  37. 2023-06-01
    FLETCHER, Julie appointed
    director
  38. 2022-09-27
    BRUCE, Kim May resigned
    director
  39. 2022-05-10
    MALLOCH, Kate resigned
    director
  40. 2022-03-27
    WHITTINGTON, Mark appointed
    director
  41. 2022-03-27
    CRAIG, Dermot resigned
    director
  42. 2021-11-30
    FLETT, Elaine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  43. 2021-10-18
    JOSS, Angela Rennie resigned
    director
  44. 2021-08-03
    BUCK, Darren Paul resigned
    director
  45. 2021-06-23
    LAWRIE, Thane resigned
    director
  46. 2021-05-21
    MALLOCH, Kate appointed
    director
  47. 2021-01-26
    CHALMERS, Alan appointed
    director
  48. 2021-01-26
    BRUCE, Kim May appointed
    director
  49. 2021-01-26
    CRAIG, Dermot appointed
    director
  50. 2021-01-26
    JOSS, Angela Rennie appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 196 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FRASER, Andrea resigned 2026-01-27; MITRA, Satyavada Venkata Anita resigned 2026-03-02; WATT, Ruby Margaret Julie, Doctor resigned 2026-01-27

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1985-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Hadden Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (8 active · 87 resigned)

WHITTINGTON, Mark
secretary · appointed 2023-10-03
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Active
BROWN, Callum
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
CHALMERS, Alan
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-01-26
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Active
FLETCHER, Julie
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
FLETT, Elaine Elizabeth
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-11-30
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Active
MACPHERSON, Scott
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-26
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Active
MORTIMER, Gary
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-09-23
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Active
WHITTINGTON, Mark
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-03-27
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Active
CUMMING, Alexander James
secretary · appointed 2013-02-05 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
PATERSON, Keith
secretary · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1999-02-23
Resigned
RATTRAY, Caroline Anne
secretary · appointed 1999-08-30 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, William Alexander
secretary · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2013-02-05
Resigned
VALENTINE, Helen Catherine
secretary · appointed 2018-06-30 · resigned 2023-10-03
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Richard Gordon Dyce
secretary · appointed 2001-01-18 · resigned 2008-01-29
Resigned
STRONACHS
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned
ALLAN, Robert
director · ~93y · appointed 2004-01-27 · resigned 2010-01-26
Resigned
ARTHUR, Gaye
director · appointed 1990-04-23 · resigned 1991-01-28
Resigned
ASHTON, Valerie Jean
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2025-01-28
Resigned
BARRY, Anne Marie
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 1999-10-28
Resigned
BELL, Julian Peter
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-09-14 · resigned 1997-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property15/05/2002
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Recent filings (305 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-06