SONAS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC319484 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 37 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-09-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-02-20➖GUNN, Kenneth Hugh resigneddirector
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-03-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Sonas Pension Scheme
- 2009-01-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs SONAS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2007-03-26➕GRACIE, Elizabeth Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-26➕GRACIE, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2007-03-26➕GUNN, Kenneth Hugh appointeddirector
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Gracie Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kenneth Hugh Gunnceased 20/02/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| SHRIMOR LTD→ SC842218 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SIDECRYSTAL RESORTS LTD→ SC806555 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SKIBO LIMITED→ SC125259 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| SKYE GETAWAYS LTD→ SC612005 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SKYE HOTELS LTD→ SC717082 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SKYE LODGES LTD→ SC599929 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SKYE NEST VISTA LTD→ SC877171 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SKYELANDER LIMITED→ SC815111 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SONAS HOSPITALITY (KNIPOCH) LTD→ SC757589 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SONAS HOSPITALITY (SKEABOST) LTD→ SC499406 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| SONAS HOSPITALITY (TORAVAIG) LTD→ SC798755 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Duisdale House Hotel
Sleat
Isle Of Skye
IV43 8QW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GRACIE, Elizabeth Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRACIE, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUNN, Kenneth Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2007-03-26 · resigned 2018-02-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 5 properties | 30/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/03/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | The Sonas Pension Scheme | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/03/2011 | 19/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/01/2009 | 30/06/2015 |
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30