KINLOCH LODGE LIMITED

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SC165223 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-26
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 28.1y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
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
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£192k£384k£576k£768k£960kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£1.71M
Current assets—£432.6k
Cash—£239.5k
Debtors—£34.0k
Net assets—£960.1k
Average employees43—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2025-02-19
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  3. 2024-05-10
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  4. 2023-06-22
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  5. 2022-07-07
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  6. 2021-09-27
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  7. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-07-31
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    TULLY, Marcello Edward resigned
    director
  9. 2020-07-31
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  10. 2019-06-05
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  11. 2018-07-13
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  12. 2017-07-17
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  13. 2016-07-24
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  14. 2016-03-31
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  15. 2015-07-06
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  16. 2015-03-06
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  17. 2014-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2013-05-31
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    EVELING, Tom Hugo James resigned
    director
  19. 2012-11-27
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2012-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #6
  21. 2012-11-21
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2009-05-12
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2009-03-06
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    EVELING, Tom Hugo James appointed
    director
  24. 2009-03-06
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    GUTTENBERG, Alexandra Louisa, The Honourable resigned
    director
  25. 2009-03-06
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    LADY MACDONALD OF MACDONALD, Claire resigned
    director
  26. 2009-03-06
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    MACDONALD, Godfrey, Lord resigned
    director
  27. 2009-03-06
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    MACDONALD, Meriel Iona, The Honourable resigned
    director
  28. 2009-03-06
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    TULLY, Marcello Edward appointed
    director
  29. 2008-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #5
  30. 2006-05-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2004-12-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 2004-09-01
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    MACDONALD, Godfrey, Lord appointed
    director
  33. 2002-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2002-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 1998-11-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 1998-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 1997-07-01
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    LADY MACDONALD OF MACDONALD, Claire appointed
    director
  38. 1996-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As KINLOCH LODGE LIMITED
  39. 1996-04-26
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    MACDONALD, Godfrey, Lord appointed
    secretary
  40. 1996-04-26
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    MACDONALD, Isabella Claire appointed
    director
  41. 1996-04-26
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    GUTTENBERG, Alexandra Louisa, The Honourable appointed
    director
  42. 1996-04-26
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    MACDONALD, Meriel Iona, The Honourable appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Honourable Isabella Claire Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

2 Woodside Place
Glasgow
G3 7QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MACDONALD, Godfrey, Lord→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Isabella Claire→
director · ~51y · appointed 1996-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVELING, Tom Hugo James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
GUTTENBERG, Alexandra Louisa, The Honourable→
director · ~53y · appointed 1996-04-26 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
LADY MACDONALD OF MACDONALD, Claire→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
MACDONALD, Godfrey, Lord→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
MACDONALD, Meriel Iona, The Honourable→
director · ~48y · appointed 1996-04-26 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
TULLY, Marcello Edward→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property27/11/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property21/11/2012—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property12/05/200927/11/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property06/05/200616/04/2008
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property01/12/200418/04/2014
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Standard security1 property11/11/199813/09/2002
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property27/04/199813/09/2002
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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
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accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25