CARE SCOTLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC482434 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-01
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    ALLAN, Fiona resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CARE SCOTLAND LTD
  18. 2014-07-17
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    ALLAN, Christopher appointed
    director
  19. 2014-07-17
    ➕
    ALLAN, Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-17
    ➕
    ALLAN, Fiona appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Allan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2017
Mr Robert Allan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Goldwells House
Grange Road
Peterhead
AB42 1WN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLAN, Christopher→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-07-17
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Active
ALLAN, Robert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-07-17
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Active
ALLAN, Fiona→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-07-17 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-18