AVONLEA NURSING HOMES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC110685 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-20
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 37.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
110 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,138
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-589 | — |
| Current assets | £21.2k | — |
| Net assets | £-3.1k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2025-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-01➖MAIR, Anne Marshall Mcleod resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➖MAIR, Kenneth Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➖MCCULLOCH, Alan resigneddirector
- 1997-06-20➕MAIR, Anne Marshall Mcleod appointeddirector
- 1997-06-20➕MAIR, Kenneth Hamilton appointeddirector
- 1997-06-11➕MCCULLOCH, Alan appointeddirector
- 1994-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 1993-07-15🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1993-07-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and the Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1993-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1990-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-08-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1988-06-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1988-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AVONLEA NURSING HOMES LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Henry Jardine Paterson Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
East Dykes Farm
East Dykes Farm
Strathaven
ML10 6RH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
MAIR, Anne Marshall Mcleod→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 2017-10-01
MAIR, Kenneth Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 2017-10-01
MCCULLOCH, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 2017-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Standard security | 2 properties | 15/07/1993 | 17/05/1994 | |
| outstanding | The Governor and the Company of the Bank of Ireland | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/07/1993 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 18/08/1988 | 21/06/1993 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/06/1988 | 20/02/1990 |
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Recent filings (110 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15