MISS MARGARETS CARERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC319322 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£52
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£52
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£52£52
Current assets£4.5k—
Cash£3.0k£5.1k
Debtors£1.5k—
Net assets£52£52

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-22
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  3. 2024-01-02
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  4. 2023-01-03
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  5. 2021-11-09
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  6. 2021-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-04-07
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2016-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-06-22
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    TROWER, John Charles appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-06-22
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    TROWER, John Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2007-06-22
    ➕
    TROWER, Margaret West appointed
    director
  19. 2007-06-22
    ➖
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-06-22
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    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2007-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MISS MARGARETS CARERS LIMITED
  22. 2007-03-22
    ➕
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-03-22
    ➕
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Charles Trower
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

15a Barr Farm Road
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 0DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

TROWER, John Charles→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROWER, John Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-22
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Active
TROWER, Margaret West→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-22
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Active
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2007-06-22
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2007-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-29