STAY CITY APARTMENTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC338588 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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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 exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-07-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
  9. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-08-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-08-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2020-08-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2020-08-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2020-08-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-07-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
  18. 2020-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-12-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2019-12-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-12-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2019-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Elm Corporate Credit Designated Activity Company
  23. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-02-01
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    ARTHUR, Wayne Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2019-02-01
    ➖
    WHOOLEY, Colm resigned
    director
  26. 2013-06-13
    ➖
    WICKHAM, Gary resigned
    director
  27. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    WHOOLEY, Colm appointed
    director
  28. 2009-10-20
    ➖
    NWH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2009-10-20
    ➖
    KIPLING, David Garrie resigned
    director
  30. 2008-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As STAY CITY APARTMENTS LTD.
  31. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    WALSH, Tom appointed
    director
  32. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    NWH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2008-02-28
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    KIPLING, David Garrie appointed
    director
  36. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    WICKHAM, Gary appointed
    director
  37. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2008-02-28
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 2008-02-28
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tom Walsh
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2008-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ARTHUR, Wayne Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALSH, Tom→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NWH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2009-10-20
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2008-02-28
Resigned
KIPLING, David Garrie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2009-10-20
Resigned
WHOOLEY, Colm→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
WICKHAM, Gary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2013-06-13
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2008-02-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2008-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank PLC
A registered charge—18/12/2024—
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/07/2022—
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank PLC
A registered charge—31/07/2020—
satisfied
Elm Corporate Credit Designated Activity Company
A registered charge—17/12/201907/08/2020
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-24