PEMBRAYR PROPERTIES (IRVINE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC259596 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-21

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). 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

2 live charges · oldest 22.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Net assets shrinking

Down £101,355 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

↓ 100% YoY

Current Assets

£185k

↓ 8.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£3.2k	£104.6k
Current assets	£185.0k	£201.6k
Net assets	£1	£101.4k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-21
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address · AD01
2014-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-11-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2006-04-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2006-02-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-06-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Anglo Irish Asset Finance PLC
2004-05-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Anglo Irish Asset Finance PLC
2004-01-07
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THORNE, Janis appointed
secretary
2004-01-07
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THORNE, Peter John appointed
director
2004-01-07
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-07
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-11-21
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Company incorporated
As PEMBRAYR PROPERTIES (IRVINE) LIMITED
2003-11-21
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-11-21
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter John Thorne Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-11-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

12 Kerr Drive

Irvine

Ayrshire

KA12 0JH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THORNE, Janis→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-07

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Active

THORNE, Peter John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-01-07

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Active

LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2004-01-07

Resigned

LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2004-01-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Anglo Irish Asset Finance Anglo Irish Asset Finance PLC	Standard security	1 property	16/06/2004	20/04/2006
	satisfied	Anglo Irish Asset Finance Anglo Irish Asset Finance PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	06/05/2004	23/02/2006