KILMORY PUBLIC HALL

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SC214679 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-01-12

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£622.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.9y

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 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

71 officers (9 active, 71 linked, 61 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

180 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £622,624

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£623k

↑ 2.3% YoY

Current Assets

£44k

↑ 31% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£622.6k	£608.6k
Current assets	£44.4k	£33.9k
Net assets	£622.6k	£608.6k

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

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (158 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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officers · CH01
2026-04-27
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officers · AP01
2026-04-15
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DILLON, Alan Stewart appointed
director
2026-02-01
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DAVIDSON, Daniel Mark appointed
director
2026-02-01
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officers · AP01
2025-11-23
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officers · TM01
2025-11-22
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EARLE, Andrew Thomas resigned
director
2025-07-23
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accounts · AA
2025-05-05
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officers · TM01
2025-05-01
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STURGEON, Victoria Margaret resigned
director
2024-11-22
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WATT, Tim Robert Emmett appointed
director
2024-11-22
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officers · AP01
2024-07-18
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accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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officers · TM01
2023-11-30
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officers · TM01
2023-11-24
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DUFF, Mairi resigned
director
2023-11-24
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PICKEN, Edward Harold resigned
director
2023-08-21
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officers · TM01
2023-07-28
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accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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PICKEN, Phyllis Agnes resigned
director
2022-12-16
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officers · AP01
2022-12-16
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2022-12-16
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2022-12-16
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2022-12-16
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2022-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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2022-12-16
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2022-12-16
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officers · AP01
2022-12-16
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officers · AP01
2022-12-05
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DAVIDSON, Janette Mary appointed
secretary
2022-12-05
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BROOKES, Kathryn appointed
director
2022-12-05
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DAVIDSON, Janette Mary appointed
director
2022-12-05
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EARLE, Jo appointed
director
2022-12-05
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PICKEN, Gordon Jamie appointed
director
2022-12-05
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MACAULAY, Samantha Nicole resigned
secretary
2022-12-05
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ADAMSON, Ian Martin resigned
director
2022-12-05
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DUFF, Mairi appointed
director
2022-12-05
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EARLE, Andrew Thomas appointed
director
2022-12-05
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NICOL, Allan Ramsay resigned
director
2022-12-05
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PICKEN, Andrea resigned
director
2022-12-05
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PICKEN, Phyllis Agnes appointed
director
2022-12-05
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SIMMONS, Andrew John resigned
director
2022-12-05
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SMITH, Anthony Lee Macaulay resigned
director
2022-12-05
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STURGEON, Victoria Margaret appointed
director
2022-12-05
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THOMAS, David Stephen resigned
director
2022-10-17
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DUFF, Mairi resigned
secretary
2022-10-17
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MACAULAY, Samantha Nicole appointed
secretary
2022-10-17
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PICKEN, Andrea appointed
director
2022-09-17
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ROBINSON, Mary Louise resigned
director
2022-08-20
➖
EARLE, Andrew Thomas resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 158 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 71 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

Incorporated2001-01-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

Kilmory Public Hall

Kilmory

Brodick

Isle Of Arran

KA27 8PQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30