ABBEYFORD CARAVAN COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC089169 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-08

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

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

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-09-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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LODGE, Kevan Roy resigned
director
2023-11-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
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VOSE, Philip Anthony resigned
director
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-03-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2014-04-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-01-01
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ROLLOS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-01-01
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ROLLO DAVIDSON MCFARLANE, Messrs resigned
secretary
2012-11-01
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LODGE, Kevan Roy appointed
director
2011-12-31
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ELLES, George Douglas Bertram resigned
director
2011-07-01
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CLARKE, John Bernard appointed
director
2010-08-19
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EVANS, Griffith Allan Hywyn resigned
director
2010-06-09
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SHAW, Phillip Andrew appointed
director
2009-03-17
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ELLES, George Douglas Bertram appointed
director
2009-03-16
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FALLOWS, John Steven appointed
director
2006-01-25
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VOSE, Gerald Henry resigned
director
2006-01-25
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VOSE, Lyn resigned
director
2000-03-20
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EVANS, David Julian appointed
director
1994-11-16
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EVANS, Griffith Allan Hywyn appointed
director
1989-12-31
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OWENS, Steven Jeffrey resigned
director
1984-08-08
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Company incorporated
As ABBEYFORD CARAVAN COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)

Group structure

Abbeyford Leisure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abbeyford Leisure Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ABBEYFORD CARAVAN COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

This company · SC089169

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
Abbeyford Leisure Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1984-08-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

67 Crossgate

Cupar

Fife

KY15 5AS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31