GATEWAY EDINBURGH HOTELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC179571 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£1.19M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 47/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 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
22 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 28.5y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
22 charges (22/22 with lender, 22/22 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
192 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 24% YoY
Turnover YoY
+24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1.19M | £960.0k |
| Gross profit | £1.19M | £960.0k |
| Operating profit | £1.16M | £921.1k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2025-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-14📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-14📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Leumi UK Group Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-01-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-27🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Leumi UK Group Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-01-27🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Leumi UK Group Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-01-27🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Leumi UK Group Limited (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties)
- 2024-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-12🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-22➖GODDARD, Malcolm Ian resigneddirector
- 2023-12-13➕PINSON, Mathieu appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➕ZETLAND DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-12-13📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2023-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2021-11-18🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-11-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-11-16➖FALLS, Aaron Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-11-16➖FRASER, Robert Gordon resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 99 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Gateway Holyrood Edinburgh Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gateway Holyrood Edinburgh Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GATEWAY EDINBURGH HOTELS LIMITED
This company · SC179571
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gateway Holyrood Edinburgh Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2021 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Macdonald Hotels (Management) Limitedceased 01/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Hsdl Nominees Limitedceased 01/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Macdonald Hotels (Management) Limitedceased 21/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Macdonald Hotels Investments Limited ceased 21/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Hsdl Nominees Limitedceased 28/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMNI TAVERNS LTD.→ SC307655 · est 2006 | £2.84M £2.13M–£3.55M | — | — | 8600 | 19y | 87 | 60y |
| ADJUSTLIGHT LIMITED→ SC139599 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | 83 | 58y |
| ARCHERFIELD HOUSE HOTEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC272735 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 83 | 79y |
| COURT HOTEL SUITES LIMITED→ SC373209 · est 2010 | — | — | £553.1k | — | 16y | 83 | 64y |
| DESTINATION EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC357298 · est 2009 | — | — | £254.5k | — | 17y | 83 | 58y |
| ELITE HOTELS LIMITED→ SC103199 · est 1987 | — | — | — | 0 | 39y | 83 | 76y |
| J J BEAM LIMITED→ SC132477 · est 1991 | — | — | — | 18 | 34y | 83 | 74y |
| MORAG'S LODGES LIMITED→ SC192271 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 61y |
| SALTIRE HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ SC208776 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 83 | 25y | 83 | 63y |
| SCOTS GUARDS ASSOCIATION CLUB, LIMITED→ SC013223 · est 1924 | — | — | — | 6 | 101y | 83 | 80y |
| STAY CITY APARTMENTS LTD.→ SC338588 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 59y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
The Holyrood Hotel
81 Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-31
Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)
PINSON, Mathieu→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZETLAND DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2023-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUSBY, James George William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-28 · resigned 2000-04-07
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2009-01-05
GILLESPIE, Brendan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2002-09-18
ROSS, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-05 · resigned 2010-04-06
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1998-01-28
BRUCE, Roderick Lawrence→
Resignednominee-director · ~78y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1997-10-31
BUSBY, James George William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2005-02-23
FALLS, Aaron Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2021-11-16
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2021-11-16
GODDARD, Malcolm Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-11-16 · resigned 2023-12-22
KEARNEY, Douglas Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 2001-05-28
MACDONALD, Donald John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-11-04 · resigned 2010-07-06
MCBURNIE, Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2019-05-31
MILLER, Alasdair→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2001-05-28 · resigned 2003-01-21
MINTO, Bruce Watson→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 1997-10-31
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2021-11-08 · resigned 2021-11-11
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2005-02-23 · resigned 2008-04-11
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Mortgages & charges
22
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:22 of 22 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Leumi UK Group as Security Agent Leumi UK Group Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Leumi UK Group as Security Agent Leumi UK Group Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Leumi UK Group as Security Agent Leumi UK Group Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Leumi UK Group (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) Leumi UK Group Limited (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Oxane Partners (As Security Agent) Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2024 | 15/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Oxane Partners (As Security Agent) Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2022 | 15/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Oxane Partners (As Security Agent) Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2021 | 15/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Oxane Partners (As Security Trustee) Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 16/11/2021 | 15/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Oxane Partners (As Security Agent) Oxane Partners Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 16/11/2021 | 15/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (The Security Trustee) as Defined in the Instrument Appended to This Form MR01. | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/08/2020 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Appended to This MR01) | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2020 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Appended to This MR01) | A registered charge | — | 24/08/2020 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/11/2010 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/10/2010 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/10/2010 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Deed of confirmation | 2 properties | 29/10/2010 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Deed of confirmation | 1 property | 19/06/2009 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 16/01/2006 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/11/2005 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/01/1999 | 17/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee for Itself and Lenders | Standard security | 1 property | 15/01/1999 | 07/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 03/11/1997 | 18/01/1999 |
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Recent filings (192 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-14
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-03-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-29