CANNIESBURN CAREHOMES LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC306301 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 17.8y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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 (39 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-23
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-11-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-12-22
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-04-06
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-12-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-12-18
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-12-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-12-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-12-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-10
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JOHAL, Manpreet Singh appointed
director
2019-12-10
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FOWDAR, Devanand resigned
secretary
2019-12-10
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FOWDAR, Saraswatee resigned
secretary
2019-12-10
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FOWDAR, Devanand resigned
director
2019-12-10
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Downing LLP (Registered Number OC341575)
2019-12-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Downing LLP (As Security Agent)
2013-07-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-06-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2008-08-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
2006-08-03
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Company incorporated
As CANNIESBURN CAREHOMES LTD.
2006-08-03
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FOWDAR, Devanand appointed
secretary
2006-08-03
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FOWDAR, Saraswatee appointed
secretary
2006-08-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-03
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FOWDAR, Devanand appointed
director
2006-08-03
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-08-03
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Magnus Care Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Magnus Care Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CANNIESBURN CAREHOMES LTD.

This company · SC306301

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Magnus Care Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/06/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Boclair Care Limitedceased 25/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Devanand Fowdarceased 10/12/2019· 25-50% shares
Mrs Saraswatee Fowdarceased 10/12/2019· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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SUMMIT HEALTHCARE (WISHAW) LIMITED→ SC182649 · est 1998	£14.49M £10.43M–£18.54M	—	—	0	28y	84	60y
AYRSHIRE HOSPITALS LIMITED→ SC248921 · est 2003	£4.40M £3.17M–£5.63M	—	—	0	23y	84	64y
STONEHOUSE HOSPITALS LIMITED→ SC251033 · est 2003	£706.3k £508.5k–£904.0k	—	—	0	22y	92	64y
RENAISSANCE CARE (UK) LTD→ SC379961 · est 2010	£389.9k £280.7k–£499.1k	—	—	400	15y	84	69y
PRESTIGE NURSING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC143810 · est 1993	—	—	—	28800	33y	84	63y
ANSWER PROJECT→ SC212773 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	83	79y
CRANSTON NURSERIES LIMITED→ SC253519 · est 2003	—	—	£360.3k	—	22y	83	76y
EDINBURGH SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LIMITED→ SC245755 · est 2003	—	—	£97.9k	—	23y	83	61y
ELDER HOMES LIMITED→ SC154896 · est 1994 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	83	80y
FLORABANK HOME LIMITED→ SC170166 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	83	81y
MCSENCE LIMITED→ SC129794 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	83	76y
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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

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-08-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Exchange Tower

Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JOHAL, Manpreet Singh→

director · ~43y · appointed 2019-12-10

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Active

FOWDAR, Devanand→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2019-12-10

Resigned

FOWDAR, Saraswatee→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2019-12-10

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03

Resigned

FOWDAR, Devanand→

director · ~75y · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2019-12-10

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Downing (Registered Number OC341575) Downing LLP (Registered Number OC341575)	A registered charge	—	10/12/2019	23/11/2022
satisfied	Downing (As Security Agent) Downing LLP (As Security Agent)	A registered charge	—	10/12/2019	23/11/2022
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/06/2013	18/12/2019
satisfied	The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland	Floating charge	1 property	04/08/2008	17/07/2013

Recent filings (76 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-06-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-07-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-10-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-11-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-11-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-08-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-09