CROSSROADS (ANNANDALE & ESKDALE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME

🌳Matureactive

SC178298 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-08-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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accounts · AA
2025-10-23
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officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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2025-09-19
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BERNARD, Maureen appointed
director
2025-04-24
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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MCMINN, Rosemary resigned
director
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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accounts · AA
2021-11-12
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accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-21
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accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2019-10-16
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officers · AP01
2019-10-10
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officers · AP01
2019-09-30
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ARMSTRONG, Bryan appointed
director
2019-09-30
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WRIGHT, Katrina Ivy appointed
director
2019-08-21
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2019-08-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-01
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officers · TM01
2019-07-30
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MARTINDALE, Jane resigned
director
2019-05-06
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officers · TM01
2019-03-07
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DUNCAN, Stewart resigned
director
2019-01-17
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IRVINE, Jennifer Mary resigned
director
2018-11-15
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KIERAN, Clare appointed
director
2018-11-15
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SHERRY, Mary appointed
director
2018-11-15
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DUNCAN, Stewart appointed
director
2018-02-13
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MALLINSON, Mary resigned
director
2017-10-19
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MCMINN, Rosemary appointed
director
2016-08-23
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IRVINE, Jennifer Mary appointed
director
2016-07-14
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BURLET, Anne Carruthers resigned
director
2010-04-16
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BOWMAN VAUGHAN, Lavinia resigned
director
2008-08-29
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GRIFFITHS, Steven resigned
secretary
2008-08-29
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GRIFFITHS, Steven resigned
director
2008-08-29
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THOMSON, Wilfred Gordon resigned
director
2007-05-07
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GASS, Matthew Barrie resigned
director
2006-06-01
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KIERAN, William John Gerard, Dr appointed
director
2006-06-01
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ADDISON, Barbara Margaret resigned
secretary
2006-06-01
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GRIFFITHS, Steven appointed
secretary
2006-06-01
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GRIFFITHS, Steven appointed
director
2006-06-01
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MALLINSON, Mary appointed
director
2006-06-01
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MARTINDALE, Jane appointed
director
2001-05-24
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BOWMAN VAUGHAN, Lavinia appointed
director
2001-05-24
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BURLET, Anne Carruthers appointed
director
2001-05-24
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THOMSON, Margery Jean resigned
director
2001-05-17
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GASS, Matthew Barrie appointed
director
1997-08-28
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Company incorporated
As CROSSROADS (ANNANDALE & ESKDALE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME
1997-08-28
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ADDISON, Barbara Margaret appointed
secretary
1997-08-28
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THOMSON, Margery Jean 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr William John Gerard Kieran Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	12/04/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Mary Mallinsonceased 09/01/2018· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-08-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Room 10, 15 Ednam Street

Annan

Dumfries & Galloway

DG12 6EF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-25

Last: 2025-09-11