RAINSTORM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC268363 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-25

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 May 2025

Net worth

£1.11M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,111,025

Cash YoY

-11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£295k

↓ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£1.1m

↑ 6.4% YoY

Current Assets

£1.0m

↑ 9.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.11M	£1.04M
Current assets	£1.04M	£952.6k
Cash	£295.4k	£333.2k
Debtors	£702.6k	£576.0k
Net assets	£1.11M	£1.04M

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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2025-01-22
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2024-01-29
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2023-01-23
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2022-02-09
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2021-01-13
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2020-02-29
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2018-12-20
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2018-02-06
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2017-02-28
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2016-06-21
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2016-02-16
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2015-08-11
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2015-03-05
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2014-06-19
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2014-02-18
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2004-09-17
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MANSON, Thomas Graeme appointed
secretary
2004-09-17
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FISH, Judith Irene appointed
director
2004-09-17
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ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2004-09-17
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ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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2004-05-25
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Company incorporated
As RAINSTORM LIMITED
2004-05-25
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ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2004-05-25
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ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Judith Irene Fish Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016

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

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HEATHMOUNT HOTEL LIMITED→ SC499006 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
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HIGHLAND LOLLEE LTD→ SC727704 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
HOLIDAY HOMES (INVERNESS) LTD→ SC792247 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
HOPE'S HAVEN LTD→ SC879130 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-05-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Applecross Inn

Applecross

Wester Ross

IV54 8LR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-08

Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MANSON, Thomas Graeme→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-17

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Active

FISH, Judith Irene→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-09-17

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Active

ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2004-09-17

Resigned

ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2004-09-17

Resigned

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