THE MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST (EDINBURGH)

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC228732 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-03-05

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 8514

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

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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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2010-05-14
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-05-14
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Company dissolved
2010-03-31
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-22
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-01-12
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2009-06-22
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2009-03-13
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-06-27
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2008-03-25
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-09-11
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2007-04-03
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-03-29
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-03-12
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legacy
officers · 288a
2007-03-12
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legacy
officers · 288b
2007-03-07
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legacy
address · 287
2007-03-01
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WOOD, Allison Jane appointed
secretary
2007-03-01
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CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-02-15
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legacy
officers · 288a
2006-12-12
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2006-11-30
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BLAKENHAM, Marcia, Viscountess appointed
director
2006-11-30
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MARCHANT, Ian Derek appointed
director
2006-05-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2006-05-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2006-03-09
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-08-18
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2005-04-22
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-08-04
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2004-05-20
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2004-05-20
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legacy
annual-return · 363(288)
2004-05-20
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legacy
officers · 288a
2004-03-18
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AFSHAR, Ali Behrooz, Dr appointed
director
2003-08-27
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DOUGLAS, Derek Jack resigned
director
2003-06-30
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DUNCAN, John Anthony resigned
secretary
2003-06-30
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CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-06-17
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LEE, Laura Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-04-10
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DUNCAN, John Anthony appointed
secretary
2003-04-10
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ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-05
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Company incorporated
As THE MAGGIE KESWICK JENCKS CANCER CARING CENTRES TRUST (EDINBURGH)
2002-03-05
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ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-05
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DOUGLAS, Derek Jack appointed
director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-03-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC8514 — SIC 8514

Registered office

The Stables

Crewe Road South

Edinburgh

EH4 2XU

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2008-12-31

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