ARDENCRAIG CAREHOMES LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC306302 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-03
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDENCRAIG CAREHOMES LTD.
- 2006-08-03➕FOWDAR, Devanand appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-03➕FOWDAR, Devanand appointeddirector
- 2006-08-03➕FOWDAR, Saraswatee appointeddirector
- 2006-08-03➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-08-03➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-08-03➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-08-03➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Devenand Fowdar Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/02/2025 |
Mrs Saraswatee Fowdar Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Devanand Fowdarceased 01/01/2025· 50-75% shares
- Mr Devanand Fowdarceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AM NURSERY GROUP LIMITED→ SC768675 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ANGELA HECHT THERAPY LTD→ SC714674 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APPLECROSS NURSING HOME LIMITED→ SC177933 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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| ARCHEGOS MEDICAL IMAGING LIMITED→ SC812129 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARDPEATON LIMITED→ SC780810 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARICOM SATELLITE LIMITED→ SC678887 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARMS WIDE OPEN LIMITED→ SC841747 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Robinhill Hazelden Road
Mearnskirk
Glasgow
East Renfrewshire
G77 6RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
FOWDAR, Devanand→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2006-08-03
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FOWDAR, Saraswatee→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-08-03
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-28