CRATHIE OPPORTUNITY HOLIDAYS

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SC182878 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-02-11

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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£364.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

49 officers (10 active, 49 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £364,130

Cash YoY

+4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£264k

↑ 4.3% YoY

Net Worth

£364k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£277k

↑ 3.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£364.1k	£362.3k
Current assets	£276.6k	£267.2k
Cash	£263.9k	£253.1k
Debtors	£12.6k	£14.0k
Net assets	£364.1k	£362.3k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand

2025-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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officers · AP01
2024-12-16
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GRAY, Hazel Margaret appointed
director
2024-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-14
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-05
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BOWMAN, Athol appointed
secretary
2024-11-05
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VAN DEN BROECK, Hilde Pauline Antoon appointed
director
2024-11-05
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KELLY, Thomas John resigned
secretary
2024-11-05
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KELLY, Thomas John resigned
director
2024-03-01
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MORRIS, Joanne resigned
director
2024-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
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BOWMAN, Athol appointed
director
2023-11-07
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SHERRARD, David William resigned
director
2022-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-17
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MORRIS, Joanne appointed
director
2022-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-13
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FEENEY, Geoffrey Alan appointed
director
2021-12-13
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LAWSON, Bruce Watt appointed
director
2021-12-13
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ADAMS, Elaine Rose resigned
director
2021-12-13
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FALCONER, Sandra resigned
director
2020-11-23
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MUNRO, Aileen Jamieson appointed
director
2020-11-23
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HARRISON, Sheila resigned
secretary
2020-11-23
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KELLY, Thomas John appointed
secretary
2020-11-23
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DAVIDSON, Lesley Rose resigned
director
2020-11-23
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FRASER, Allan Robert resigned
director
2020-11-23
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HARRISON, Sheila resigned
director
2019-11-04
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FARQUHARSON, Susan appointed
director
2019-11-04
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MACLEOD, Alison, Prof appointed
director
2019-11-04
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ADAMS, Elaine Rose appointed
director
2019-11-04
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HARRISON, Allan Mckenzie resigned
director
2019-11-04
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MACAULAY, Marybell resigned
director
2019-11-04
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TALBOTT, Betty Alice resigned
director
2018-12-03
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MCNICOL, Angus Stuart appointed
director
2018-12-03
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HARRISON, Sheila appointed
secretary
2018-12-03
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MONTGOMERY, Sheila Ann resigned
secretary
2018-12-03
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COLETTA, Michael Christopher, Mr. resigned
director
2018-12-03
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HENRY, Peter George resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-02-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

The Manse Courtyard, Crathie

Ballater

Aberdeenshire

AB35 5UL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-25

Last: 2026-02-11