HANSEL ALLIANCE

🌳Matureactive
SC184374 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-03-25
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 22.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
36 officers (10 active, 36 linked, 31 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-17
    BUCHANAN, Russell Whyte appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-17
    MACLEAN, Diana Helen appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-27
    LAWSON, Catherine Alexandra resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-06-25
    YOUNG, Colin appointed
    director
  10. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-04-03
    REID, Suzanne resigned
    director
  12. 2024-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-06-26
    LAWSON, Catherine Alexandra appointed
    director
  15. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-03-27
    DOW, Robert Stevenson resigned
    director
  18. 2024-03-27
    REID, Suzanne appointed
    director
  19. 2023-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-09-27
    MARTIN, Mairi Linda resigned
    director
  22. 2023-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-04-26
    MCINTOSH, Coral Isabel appointed
    director
  25. 2023-04-26
    CHALMERS, David Graeme resigned
    director
  26. 2023-04-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  27. 2023-04-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2022-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2022-11-15
    MARTIN, Mairi Linda appointed
    director
  30. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2022-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2022-09-29
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  33. 2022-09-29
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  34. 2022-09-29
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  35. 2022-09-28
    CROKE, Stephen appointed
    director
  36. 2022-09-28
    DORMAN, Ruth appointed
    director
  37. 2022-09-28
    REEKIE, Robert Morris, Dr appointed
    director
  38. 2022-09-28
    DOW, Robert Stevenson appointed
    director
  39. 2022-09-28
    YOUNG, Colin resigned
    director
  40. 2022-08-03
    NEILSON, Lisa Cravens resigned
    director
  41. 2022-07-09
    CURRIE, Adam resigned
    director
  42. 2021-12-15
    DEWAR, Alastair Hearton resigned
    director
  43. 2021-12-15
    LANIGAN, Carolann resigned
    director
  44. 2020-12-09
    MCCLEMENTS, Thomas Pirrie resigned
    director
  45. 2020-12-09
    NICOLSON, Blanche resigned
    director
  46. 2020-12-01
    NEILSON, Lisa Cravens appointed
    director
  47. 2020-06-24
    MCLACKLAND, David resigned
    director
  48. 2019-12-11
    MCINTYRE, James William appointed
    director
  49. 2019-12-11
    CHALMERS, David Graeme appointed
    director
  50. 2019-12-11
    LANIGAN, Carolann appointed
    director
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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
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

Broadmeadows
Symington
Ayrshire
KA1 5PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (10 active · 26 resigned)

LINDSAY, Gerald David
secretary · appointed 2000-04-26
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Active
BUCHANAN, Russell Whyte
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Active
CROKE, Stephen
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-09-28
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Active
DORMAN, Ruth
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-09-28
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Active
LINDSAY, Gerald David
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-10-25
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Active
MACLEAN, Diana Helen
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Active
MCINTOSH, Coral Isabel
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-04-26
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Active
MCINTYRE, James William
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-12-11
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Active
REEKIE, Robert Morris, Dr
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-09-28
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Active
YOUNG, Colin
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-25
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Active
MCKIE, Robert Alastair
secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2000-04-26
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
CHALMERS, David Graeme
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2023-04-26
Resigned
CHISHOLM, Alastair Robert Ross
director · ~87y · appointed 1998-06-24 · resigned 2005-10-20
Resigned
CURRIE, Adam
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2022-07-09
Resigned
DEWAR, Alastair Hearton
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2021-12-15
Resigned
DOW, Robert Stevenson
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-09-28 · resigned 2024-03-27
Resigned
GILLESPIE, Alan James
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2017-06-28
Resigned
LANIGAN, Carolann
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2021-12-15
Resigned
LAWSON, Catherine Alexandra
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-06-26 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property21/04/200414/04/2023

Recent filings (136 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-03