ABC ACCOMMODATION LTD.

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SC220910 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2024-05-30
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  4. 2023-08-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-08-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-07-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2017-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-12-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2001-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC ACCOMMODATION LTD.
  19. 2001-07-04
    ➕
    EVANS, Stewart Allan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-07-04
    ➕
    EVANS, Steven Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2001-07-04
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-07-04
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-07-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-07-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stewart Allan Evans
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Steven Edward Evans
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Adam & Co
151 High Street
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EVANS, Stewart Allan→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-04
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Active
EVANS, Steven Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-07-04
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-04 · resigned 2001-07-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-04 · resigned 2001-07-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property03/12/201230/08/2023

Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27