LANGASS LODGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC164740 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-05
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 82 → 73
  • · Bankability: 85 → 75
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 82 → 73
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 85 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£571.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £570,989
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,045 YoY
Cash YoY
+1152%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£434k
↑ 1152% YoY
Net Worth
£571k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£444k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£119k£239k£358k£478k£597kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£849.6k£880.1k
Current assets£443.7k£459.1k
Cash£434.1k£34.7k
Debtors—£417.6k
Net assets£571.0k£597.0k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2022-04-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2022-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2022-04-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-04-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-15
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  11. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-25
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-22
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  15. 2018-04-09
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  16. 2017-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-01
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    MOFFAT, John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-04-01
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    NICOLSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-07-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2009-01-12
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    MACDONALD, George Hugh resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-01-12
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    NICOLSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2004-03-11
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    LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville resigned
    director
  25. 1996-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As LANGASS LODGE LIMITED
  26. 1996-04-05
    ➕
    LEVESON-GOWER, Niall, The Honourable appointed
    director
  27. 1996-04-05
    ➕
    MACDONALD, George Hugh appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-04-05
    ➕
    LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niall James Leveson Gower
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Langass Lodge
Langass
Isle Of North Uist
HS6 5HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOFFAT, John→
secretary · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEVESON-GOWER, Niall, The Honourable→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, George Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-05 · resigned 2009-01-12
Resigned
NICOLSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-04-05 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property25/07/201328/04/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property17/01/200525/04/2022

Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31