NEWHAVEN INNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC051788 · ltd · incorporated 1972-11-13
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 40.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£235.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £234,975
Net assets shrinking
Down £46,232 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£235k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£254k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.0k | £281.2k |
| Current assets | £253.5k | £313.8k |
| Net assets | £235.0k | £281.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1996-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 1995-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1992-11-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1992-04-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1991-12-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Alloa Brewery Company Limited
- 1991-12-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alloa Brewery Company Limited
- 1987-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1986-05-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1972-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWHAVEN INNS LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Maureen Gray Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Stephen Grayceased 10/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
60 Constitution Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 27/11/1992 | 17/01/1996 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 27/04/1992 | — | |
| satisfied | Alloa Brewery Company Alloa Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 06/12/1991 | 06/12/1995 | |
| outstanding | Alloa Brewery Company Alloa Brewery Company Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 06/12/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 20/01/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/05/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (106 total)
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2025-08-08
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2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20