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.

🔒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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand

2025-11-05
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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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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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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