SINCLAIR LEISURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC110447 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 14 | 2100 |
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
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 (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-03-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-07-14🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-07-14🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-07-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-03-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-10-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-02-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1997-11-13➕SINCLAIR, Christine appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-13➖SINCLAIR, Norman James Anderson resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-13➖SINCLAIR, James Alfred resigneddirector
- 1997-11-13➖SINCLAIR, Mary Jane resigneddirector
- 1994-10-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1989-05-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1988-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs SINCLAIR LEISURE LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINCLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Norman James Anderson Sinclair Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
10 B Balmakeith Business Park
Nairn
IV12 5QW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SINCLAIR, Christine→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINCLAIR, Norman James Anderson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-11-13
SINCLAIR, James Alfred→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1997-11-13
SINCLAIR, Mary Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1997-11-13
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/07/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/07/2006 | 19/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/07/2006 | 26/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 25/03/2002 | 26/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 05/10/1998 | 26/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/02/1998 | 26/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 06/10/1994 | 26/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 19/05/1989 | 26/10/2024 |
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Recent filings (109 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19