DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY CARE TRUST

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SC122369 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-01-16

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

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year to Mar 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

64 officers (6 active, 64 linked, 55 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

213 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31	2023-03-31
Average employees	500	500

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

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (138 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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address · AD01
2026-03-25
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officers · CH01
2026-03-25
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officers · CH01
2026-03-25
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officers · CH01
2026-03-25
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officers · CH01
2025-09-20
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officers · CH01
2025-09-20
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officers · AP01
2025-09-19
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MCTEIR, Mirren appointed
director
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-08-04
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officers · AP01
2025-08-01
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BROWN, Corey Dickson appointed
director
2025-08-01
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CLARK, Jordyn Nicholson resigned
director
2025-03-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
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HAWTHORN, Grant appointed
director
2025-03-04
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officers · AP01
2024-12-23
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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officers · AP01
2022-07-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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CLARK, Jordyn Nicholson appointed
director
2022-06-30
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LINTON, William resigned
director
2021-12-16
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accounts · AA
2021-07-17
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officers · AP01
2021-07-04
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BROWN, Keith appointed
director
2021-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-29
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officers · CH01
2021-05-27
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WILSON, Laurence Thomas resigned
director
2020-10-10
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TANNER, Stanley Mcdonald resigned
director
2019-08-12
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DOWNES, Fergal resigned
director
2016-10-26
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MACARTNEY, Toni Denise resigned
secretary
2016-10-26
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DOWNES, Fergal appointed
director
2016-10-26
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MACARTNEY, Toni Denise resigned
director
2015-07-15
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KELLY, David resigned
director
2015-03-31
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FARRIES, Sheila Mary resigned
director
2014-03-03
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STEWART, Margaret resigned
director
2013-09-25
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HOWCROFT, Gary appointed
director
2013-09-25
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BURN, John Campbell resigned
secretary
2013-09-25
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MACARTNEY, Toni Denise appointed
secretary
2013-09-25
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FARRIES, Sheila Mary appointed
director
2013-09-25
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MACARTNEY, Toni Denise appointed
director
2013-09-25
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WARD, Anthony Ambrose resigned
director
2013-04-15
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REES, Anthony Arthur John resigned
director
2013-01-28
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STEWART, Elizabeth Johnstone resigned
director
2012-03-08
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STEWART, Margaret appointed
director
2011-02-09
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HOWCROFT, Pat appointed
director
2009-10-07
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GRAHAM, Catherine resigned
director
2007-11-07
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KELLY, David appointed
director
2006-11-30
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GRAHAM, Catherine appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1990-01-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

78 Brooms Road

Dumfries

DG1 2LA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-25