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SC111556 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-06-10
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 37.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£909.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
37 officers (4 active, 37 linked, 32 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
150 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £909,364

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£145k
Net Worth
£909k
Current Assets
£157k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£909.4k
Current assets£156.7k
Cash£145.0k
Debtors£10.9k
Net assets£909.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-31
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    WOOD, Aileen appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-01
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    CAMPBELL, George resigned
    director
  7. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2022-03-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-12-31
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    WALKER, John appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-12-31
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    MCCOLM, Phyllis Major resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-20
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    WOODTHORPE, Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-09-13
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    HANNA, Glenda Maureen resigned
    director
  20. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-06-30
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    BARRIE, Thomas Alexander Cameron resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-06-30
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    MCCOLM, Phyllis Major appointed
    secretary
  25. 2013-03-15
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    COFFEY, James Donnan resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-15
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    DORNAN, James resigned
    director
  27. 2013-03-15
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    HOLLAND, David resigned
    director
  28. 2013-02-18
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    WALKER, Garry Alexander appointed
    director
  29. 2010-12-31
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    ANDERSON, Douglas resigned
    director
  30. 2010-12-12
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    HANNA, Glenda Maureen appointed
    director
  31. 2010-11-10
    ➕
    HOLLAND, David appointed
    director
  32. 2010-06-04
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    TRACEY, Tom resigned
    director
  33. 2010-02-01
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    DORNAN, James appointed
    director
  34. 2009-12-31
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    MAIR, Gordon resigned
    director
  35. 2009-03-27
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    COFFEY, James Donnan appointed
    director
  36. 2007-12-01
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    MCCRACKEN, Winifred Francis Sarah Brogan resigned
    director
  37. 2006-12-15
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    DOUGLAS, Peter Climie resigned
    director
  38. 2006-12-15
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    GILFILLAN, Robert resigned
    director
  39. 2006-12-15
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    MARTIN, Anne resigned
    director
  40. 2006-12-13
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    MAIR, Gordon appointed
    director
  41. 2006-09-24
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    CAMPBELL, George appointed
    director
  42. 2006-09-20
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    LAMPRELL, Diane resigned
    director
  43. 2006-05-04
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    CHALMERS, William Barnes resigned
    director
  44. 2006-01-25
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    MCCRACKEN, Winifred Francis Sarah Brogan appointed
    director
  45. 2005-11-23
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    LAMPRELL, Diane appointed
    director
  46. 2005-11-17
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    STUBBS, Chrystine Jean resigned
    director
  47. 2005-08-04
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    CAMPBELL, George resigned
    director
  48. 2005-01-05
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    STUBBS, Chrystine Jean appointed
    director
  49. 2004-09-20
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    TRACEY, Tom appointed
    director
  50. 2004-02-12
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    MCCULLINS, Noel resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events

Owner dependency

65/100
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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ayr Baptist Church
Individual
—75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest19/07/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1988-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

4 Wellington Square
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 33 resigned)

WALKER, John→
secretary · appointed 2021-12-31
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Active
WALKER, Garry Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-02-18
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Active
WOOD, Aileen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-31
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Active
WOODTHORPE, Philip→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-01-20
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Active
BARRIE, Thomas Alexander Cameron→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-18 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
DUTHIE, John→
secretary · resigned 1993-06-01
Resigned
MARTIN, James Gilchrist→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 1996-03-18
Resigned
MCCOLM, Phyllis Major→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2021-12-31
Resigned
ANDERSON, Douglas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-08-10 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
BARRIE, Thomas Alexander Cameron→
director · ~94y · resigned 1998-05-19
Resigned
CAMPBELL, George→
director · ~92y · appointed 2006-09-24 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
CAMPBELL, George→
director · ~92y · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2005-08-04
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Glen Pollock→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-07-26 · resigned 2003-05-07
Resigned
CHALMERS, William Barnes→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-03-12 · resigned 2006-05-04
Resigned
COFFEY, James Donnan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2013-03-15
Resigned
DONNACHIE, Isobel→
director · ~94y · appointed 1999-07-26 · resigned 2002-06-17
Resigned
DORNAN, James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2013-03-15
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Peter Climie→
director · ~112y · resigned 2006-12-15
Resigned
DUTHIE, John→
director · ~97y · resigned 1999-05-07
Resigned
GILFILLAN, Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-11-25 · resigned 2006-12-15
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 Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property24/11/1988—
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Recent filings (150 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-13