SCOTLODGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC156666 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-16
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£593.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £593,444

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£593k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Cash£3.0k
Net assets£593.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-11
    ➖
    BEACH, Eric Richard resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-09
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-08-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2018-07-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2018-07-13
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-17
    ➕
    MACLEOD & MACCALLUM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2016-05-17
    ➖
    MACLEOD & MACCALLUM resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-03-17
    ➕
    BEACH, Jon appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2005-12-22
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2005-12-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2005-11-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2000-06-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1996-02-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1996-02-05
    ➖
    ALEX MORISON & CO WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1996-02-05
    ➕
    MACLEOD & MACCALLUM appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1996-02-05
    ➖
    FARQUHAR, Alexander Ross resigned
    director
  32. 1996-02-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1995-03-20
    ➕
    BEACH, Eric Richard appointed
    director
  34. 1995-03-20
    ➖
    BRASH, Donald Granger resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 1995-03-20
    ➕
    FARQUHAR, Alexander Ross appointed
    director
  36. 1995-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOTLODGE LIMITED
  37. 1995-03-16
    ➕
    ALEX MORISON & CO WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1995-03-16
    ➕
    BRASH, Donald Granger appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

1 med · 1 low
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.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Eric Richard Beach
Individual · British · DOB 12/1941 · age 85
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

28 Queensgate
Inverness
IV1 1DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MACLEOD & MACCALLUM LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEACH, Jon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEX MORISON & CO WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 1996-02-05
Resigned
MACLEOD & MACCALLUM→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-02-05 · resigned 2016-05-17
Resigned
BEACH, Eric Richard→
director · ~85y · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
BRASH, Donald Granger→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-03-16 · resigned 1995-03-20
Resigned
FARQUHAR, Alexander Ross→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 1996-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—13/07/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property22/12/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property19/12/2005—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/11/200509/06/2006
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Standard security1 property05/06/2000—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Standard security1 property09/02/1996—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property05/02/199618/08/2018
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31