MORRISON STREET HOTEL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC146403 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-13
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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

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Net worth
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Opportunity
48/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 42/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 31.4y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
25 officers (1 active, 25 linked, 22 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
207 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
48/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (104 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-11-16
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    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2018-11-16
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-08-16
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
    insolvency · 4.26(Scot)
  4. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2017-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2017-09-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2017-04-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2017-03-23
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  9. 2016-12-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2016-10-24
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  11. 2016-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-10-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2016-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-10-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2016-10-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2016-10-19
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    Charge satisfied #14
  22. 2016-10-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #13
  23. 2016-10-07
    ➕
    ROGER, Daniel appointed
    director
  24. 2016-10-07
    ➖
    QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2016-10-07
    ➖
    FINDLAY, Patricia resigned
    director
  26. 2016-10-07
    ➖
    HOBBS, Simon John resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-07
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh resigned
    director
  28. 2016-10-07
    ➖
    ORR, James Alexander Macconnell resigned
    director
  29. 2016-10-07
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  30. 2016-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2016-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2016-09-07
    ➕
    HOBBS, Simon John appointed
    director
  33. 2016-08-30
    ➖
    BROWN, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  34. 2016-08-10
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  35. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  36. 2016-03-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  37. 2015-07-06
    ➖
    FORREST, John Joseph resigned
    director
  38. 2013-10-14
    ➖
    GUDKA, Ganesh Harshit Harakhchand resigned
    director
  39. 2013-04-02
    ➕
    GUDKA, Ganesh Harshit Harakhchand appointed
    director
  40. 2013-04-02
    ➖
    PELLINGTON, Andrew David resigned
    director
  41. 2011-10-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  42. 2011-10-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #12
  43. 2011-10-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  44. 2011-10-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  45. 2011-10-04
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  46. 2011-09-26
    🔒
    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  47. 2011-07-07
    ➖
    FLAUM, Paul Charles resigned
    director
  48. 2011-07-07
    ➕
    FORREST, John Joseph appointed
    director
  49. 2009-02-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  50. 2008-12-05
    ➕
    BROWN, Nicholas James appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 104 events

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-11-16

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2018-11-16: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2018-08-16: liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Leonardo Haymarket Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Leonardo Haymarket Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MORRISON STREET HOTEL LIMITED
This company · SC146403

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Leonardo Haymarket Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 24 resigned)

ROGER, Daniel→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORR, Pauline Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned
ORR MACQUEEN WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-13 · resigned 1999-06-30
Resigned
QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
BROWN, Nicholas James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-12-05 · resigned 2016-08-30
Resigned
COOPER, Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
COOPER, Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2005-06-15
Resigned
DOOLAN, Andrew Peter→
director · ~75y · appointed 1994-04-11 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned
ELLIOT, Colin David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-09-11 · resigned 2008-12-05
Resigned
FINDLAY, Patricia→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
FLAUM, Paul Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-06-15 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
FORREST, John Joseph→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-07-07 · resigned 2015-07-06
Resigned
GUDKA, Ganesh Harshit Harakhchand→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2013-10-14
Resigned
HEARN, Grant David→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 2000-03-20
Resigned
HOBBS, Simon John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-09-07 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
KELLOCK, William Nicholas Russell→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-01-25 · resigned 1997-02-12
Resigned
MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh→
director · ~87y · appointed 1995-04-25 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
MCNESTRY, Hugo→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-06 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
NASH, Derek Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-09-13 · resigned 1994-04-11
Resigned
ORR, James Alexander Macconnell→
director · ~87y · appointed 1994-04-11 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

15
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/03/2017—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Standard security1 property04/10/201119/10/2016
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property26/09/201119/10/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property27/02/200207/10/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/02/200207/10/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property23/04/199907/10/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property21/04/199913/10/2011
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Standard security1 property13/07/199826/04/1999
satisfied
Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise
Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited
Standard security1 property16/11/199521/02/2009
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Standard security1 property26/04/199526/04/1999
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property25/04/199526/04/1999
satisfied
Macdonald Orr
Macdonald Orr Limited
Standard security1 property23/12/199411/05/1995
satisfied
Whitbread
Whitbread PLC
Standard security1 property23/12/199424/05/1995
satisfied
Macdonald Orr
Macdonald Orr Limited
Floating charge1 property22/12/199428/04/1995
satisfied
Whitbread
Whitbread PLC
Floating charge1 property22/12/199428/04/1995
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Recent filings (207 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2018-11-16
liquidation-voluntary-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · 4.26(Scot)
2018-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-04-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2017-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-12-08
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2016-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2016-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-10-19