SMITHS AT GRETNA GREEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC281921 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-21
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-25

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-05-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-21
    ➕
    HUMPHREY, Lucy Leah appointed
    director
  13. 2021-06-21
    ➖
    HOUSTON, Alasdair George resigned
    director
  14. 2021-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As SMITHS AT GRETNA GREEN LIMITED
  19. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    CLARK, Susan Jennifer Mackie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-03-21
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 2005-03-21
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    HOUSTON, Alasdair George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lucy Leah Humphrey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alasdair George Houstonceased 21/06/2021· 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2005-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Headless Cross
Gretna Green
Gretna
Dumfriesshire
DG16 5EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CLARK, Susan Jennifer Mackie→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-21
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Active
HUMPHREY, Lucy Leah→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-06-21
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Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned
HOUSTON, Alasdair George→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2021-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04