GEARRANNAN VILLAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC206276 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£25.9k
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
  • 91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
75 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,917

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£26k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£115k
↑ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£25.9k£25.9k
Current assets£114.6k£58.2k
Net assets£25.9k£25.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  5. 2024-03-07
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  6. 2024-01-05
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  7. 2023-12-11
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    MACLEOD, Alasdair appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-12-11
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    MACLEOD, Alasdair appointed
    director
  9. 2023-12-11
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    MACLEOD, Donald resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-01-14
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  11. 2022-12-08
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  12. 2021-12-24
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  13. 2021-12-14
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    PATERSON, Kenneth Donald resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-23
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  15. 2020-12-10
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  17. 2020-12-08
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    MACLEOD, Alasdair resigned
    secretary
  18. 2020-12-08
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    MACLEOD, Donald appointed
    secretary
  19. 2020-01-07
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  20. 2019-12-23
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  21. 2019-12-10
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    MACDONALD, Alexander Allan resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-08
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  23. 2017-12-07
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  24. 2013-12-09
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    MACLEOD, Alasdair appointed
    secretary
  25. 2013-12-09
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    MCKIM, Derek Robertson resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-11-14
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    MACARTHUR, Annella resigned
    director
  27. 2005-09-28
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    CAMPBELL, Angus appointed
    director
  28. 2001-06-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 2000-05-15
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    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    secretary
  30. 2000-05-15
    ➕
    MCKIM, Derek Robertson appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-04-17
    ➕
    MACARTHUR, Iain appointed
    director
  32. 2000-04-17
    ➕
    MACARTHUR, Annella appointed
    director
  33. 2000-04-17
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Alexander Allan appointed
    director
  34. 2000-04-17
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay resigned
    director
  35. 2000-04-17
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    MACKENZIE, Derek resigned
    director
  36. 2000-04-17
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    PATERSON, Kenneth Donald appointed
    director
  37. 2000-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As GEARRANNAN VILLAGE LIMITED
  38. 2000-04-14
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    secretary
  39. 2000-04-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay appointed
    director
  40. 2000-04-14
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Derek appointed
    director

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

Urras Nan Gearrannan is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Urras Nan Gearrannan
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GEARRANNAN VILLAGE LIMITED
This company · SC206276

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
Urras Nan Gearrannan
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

26 Lewis Street
Stornway
United Kingdom
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

MACLEOD, Alasdair→
secretary · appointed 2023-12-11
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Active
CAMPBELL, Angus→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-09-28
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Active
MACARTHUR, Iain→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Alasdair→
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-05-15
Resigned
MACLEOD, Alasdair→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2020-12-08
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-08 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned
MCKIM, Derek Robertson→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
MACARTHUR, Annella→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-04-17 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned
MACDONALD, Alexander Allan→
director · ~84y · appointed 2000-04-17 · resigned 2019-12-10
Resigned
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-04-17
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Derek→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-04-17
Resigned
PATERSON, Kenneth Donald→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-04-17 · resigned 2021-12-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property18/06/2001—
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Recent filings (75 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-03-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-12-23