WELLS HOTELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC333116 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 43/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
13
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 mortgage
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
13
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 mortgage
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2026-04-09📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2026-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-31➕FORSYTH, Gavin Edward appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➕FORSYTH, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➖WELLS, Neil Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-31➖WELLS, Ian Michael resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31➖WELLS, Michael Fredrick resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31➖WELLS, Neil Stephen resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Neil Stephen Wells
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-08-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2011-10-31➕WELLS, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-07-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-02-15➕WELLS, Neil Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-15➖MACDONALDS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-01-30➕WELLS, Michael Fredrick appointeddirector
- 2008-01-30➕WELLS, Neil Stephen appointeddirector
- 2008-01-30➖WHITE, Joyce Helen resignednominee-director
- 2007-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs WELLS HOTELS LIMITED
- 2007-10-30➕MACDONALDS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-10-30➕WHITE, Joyce Helen appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WELLS, Neil Stephen resigned 2026-03-31; WELLS, Ian Michael resigned 2026-03-31; WELLS, Michael Fredrick resigned 2026-03-31
Group structure
Lochs & Glens (Hotels) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lochs & Glens (Hotels) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WELLS HOTELS LIMITED
This company · SC333116
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lochs & Glens (Hotels) Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Stephen Wellsceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ian Wellsceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
School Road
Gartocharn
Alexandria
G83 8RW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
FORSYTH, Gavin Edward→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-03-31
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FORSYTH, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2026-03-31
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WELLS, Neil Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2026-03-31
MACDONALDS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2008-02-15
WELLS, Ian Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-10-31 · resigned 2026-03-31
WELLS, Michael Fredrick→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2026-03-31
WELLS, Neil Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2026-03-31
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
Resignednominee-director · ~67y · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2008-01-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Neil Stephen Wells / Iain Michael Wells / Michael Frederick Wells / Sarah Wells | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/07/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (84 total)
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2026-04-13
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2026-04-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-15