AVIEMORE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC177423 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-21

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

£260k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-26	2023-09-28
Total assets	£100	£100
Current assets	£260.1k	£260.1k
Net assets	£100	£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

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officers · CH03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-30
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-06-18
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address · AD01
2023-07-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-14
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-07-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-06-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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CARTER, Phil resigned
director
2022-10-24
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officers · AP01
2022-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-20
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GILLIES, Hugh appointed
director
2022-06-15
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2022-01-25
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officers · AP01
2022-01-19
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FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
director
2022-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-13
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2022-01-07
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CARTER, Phil appointed
director
2022-01-07
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FALLS, Aaron Peter resigned
director
2021-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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FALLS, Aaron Peter appointed
director
2021-05-19
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FRASER, Robert Gordon resigned
director
2019-05-31
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MCBURNIE, Jason resigned
director
2017-02-17
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MCBURNIE, Jason appointed
director
2010-07-06
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MACDONALD, Donald John resigned
director
2009-06-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-04-11
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SMITH, Gerard Henry resigned
director
2006-02-17
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FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
director
2005-10-26
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Charge satisfied #3
2005-10-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
2005-07-21
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CHRISTIE, Scott Sommervaille resigned
director
2005-07-21
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SMITH, Gerard Henry appointed
director
2005-03-31
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BUSBY, James George William resigned
director
2003-12-04
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SMITH, Gerard Henry resigned
director
2003-09-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2003-09-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-09-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2001-04-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2001-04-20
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FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
secretary
2001-04-20
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GILLESPIE, Brendan resigned
secretary
2001-04-20
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CHRISTIE, Scott Sommervaille appointed
director
1999-07-19
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BUSBY, James George William resigned
secretary
1999-07-19
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GILLESPIE, Brendan appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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.

Group structure

Macdonald Hotels Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Macdonald Hotels Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AVIEMORE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · SC177423

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Macdonald Hotels Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1997-07-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Crutherland House And Spa

Strathaven Road

East Kilbride

G75 0QJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-26

Last made up to: 2024-09-26

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

FRASER, Robert Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-20

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Active

FRASER, Robert Gordon→

director · ~69y · appointed 2022-01-19

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Active

GILLIES, Hugh→

director · ~34y · appointed 2022-10-20

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Active

BUSBY, James George William→

secretary · appointed 1997-08-25 · resigned 1999-07-19

Resigned

GILLESPIE, Brendan→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-19 · resigned 2001-04-20

Resigned

ORR MACQUEEN WS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 1997-08-25

Resigned

BUSBY, James George William→

director · ~78y · appointed 1997-08-25 · resigned 2005-03-31

Resigned

CARTER, Phil→

director · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-07 · resigned 2022-12-05

Resigned

CHRISTIE, Scott Sommervaille→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2005-07-21

Resigned

FALLS, Aaron Peter→

director · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2022-01-07

Resigned

FRASER, Robert Gordon→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-02-17 · resigned 2021-05-19

Resigned

MACDONALD, Donald John→

director · ~79y · appointed 1997-08-25 · resigned 2010-07-06

Resigned

MCBURNIE, Jason→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2019-05-31

Resigned

NASH, Derek Andrew→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 1997-08-25

Resigned

ORR, Pauline Anne→

director · ~67y · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 1997-08-25

Resigned

SMITH, Gerard Henry→

director · ~76y · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2008-04-11

Resigned

SMITH, Gerard Henry→

director · ~76y · appointed 1997-08-25 · resigned 2003-12-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Deed of confirmation	1 property	19/06/2009	14/07/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee	Floating charge	1 property	19/10/2005	14/07/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	03/09/2003	26/10/2005
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/04/2001	16/09/2003
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland for Itself and as Security Trustee	Bond & floating charge	1 property	26/01/1999	16/09/2003

Recent filings (135 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-15

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-05-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-10

move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address

address · AD04

2024-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-10-23

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-07-14

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-31