IBROX HOTEL LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC275200 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-27
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company 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 (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-04-02➖EVANS, William Wilson resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs IBROX HOTEL LTD.
- 2004-10-27➕NICHOLAS, Maroulla appointeddirector
- 2004-10-27➕EVANS, William Wilson appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-27➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-27➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-27➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-27➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Ms Maroulla Nicholas Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 25–50% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| H S INDUSTRIAL GROUP LIMITED→ SC340014 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| HENRY DUNCAN LLP→ SO301888 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND GATEWAY APARTMENTS LLP→ SO306023 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| HUNTER & MACCUNNEGAN LLP→ SO306661 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES MISSION C.I.C.→ SC882204 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I DOUBLE U LLP→ SO307778 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| IMPALA LP→ SL023338 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC651765 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| INKSTERPLEX NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC704838 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| INKSTERS NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC704837 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| INNOCENCE TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED→ SC767262 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| INNOCENT CLAIMS LIMITED→ SC698030 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Messrs Gillespie & Anderson
147 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4SN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
NICHOLAS, Maroulla→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, William Wilson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2018-04-02
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2004-10-27
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2004-10-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-17