MONUMENT LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166905 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
  • · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £1,593,602

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£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-262023-09-26
Profit before tax£-1.59M£-1.25M
Average employees71007200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-11
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    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-26
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2025-09-26
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  6. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-07
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  9. 2024-10-07
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  10. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-08-26
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    MACDONALD, Ruaridh resigned
    director
  18. 2019-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-03-12
    ➖
    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-20
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    MACDONALD, Marjorie appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2016-01-18
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    COOK, Robert Barclay resigned
    director
  25. 2015-03-27
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    SMITH, Gerard Henry appointed
    director
  26. 2015-03-27
    ➕
    COOK, Robert Barclay appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-27
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Ruaridh appointed
    director
  28. 2013-05-03
    ➖
    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark resigned
    director
  29. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    RILLAERTS, Iris Albertina Blondina resigned
    director
  30. 2010-07-05
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    RILLAERTS, Iris Albertina Blondina appointed
    director
  31. 2009-12-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2009-11-06
    ➕
    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark appointed
    director
  33. 2009-04-28
    ➖
    TILLEY, Irene Margaret resigned
    director
  34. 2009-03-07
    ➕
    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-03-07
    ➕
    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    director
  36. 2009-03-07
    ➖
    TILLEY, Irene Margaret resigned
    secretary
  37. 2006-12-07
    ➕
    TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointed
    secretary
  38. 2006-12-06
    ➖
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2006-04-03
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2003-03-23
    ➖
    DALLAS, Marshall Cameron resigned
    director
  42. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    MCILRATH, Martin Alexander resigned
    director
  43. 2002-04-14
    ➕
    TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointed
    director
  44. 2002-02-25
    ➕
    DALLAS, Marshall Cameron appointed
    director
  45. 1998-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  46. 1996-09-25
    ➕
    MCILRATH, Martin Alexander appointed
    director
  47. 1996-09-25
    ➕
    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis appointed
    director
  48. 1996-09-25
    ➖
    DURANO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 1996-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As MONUMENT LEISURE LIMITED
  50. 1996-07-10
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Monument Leisure Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Monument Leisure Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MONUMENT LEISURE LIMITED
This company · SC166905

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
Monument Leisure Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒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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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
Incorporated1996-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Grange Manor Hotel
Glensburgh Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8XJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

GILLIES, Iain→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLIES, Iain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-03-07
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Active
MACDONALD, Marjorie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-12-20
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Active
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2009-03-07
Resigned
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2006-12-06
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-10 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned
COOK, Robert Barclay→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned
DALLAS, Marshall Cameron→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2003-03-23
Resigned
FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2013-05-03
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ruaridh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2020-08-26
Resigned
MCILRATH, Martin Alexander→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
O'CALLAGHAN, Francis→
director · ~87y · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned
RILLAERTS, Iris Albertina Blondina→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-14 · resigned 2009-04-28
Resigned
DURANO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-10 · resigned 1996-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property26/06/199805/12/2009

Recent filings (133 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25