SCO HOTELS CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC339837 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-19
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-262023-09-28
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-19
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  3. 2025-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-30
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  7. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-05
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    CARTER, Phil resigned
    director
  12. 2022-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-10-20
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    GILLIES, Hugh appointed
    director
  16. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-01-07
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    CARTER, Phil appointed
    director
  20. 2022-01-07
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    FALLS, Aaron Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2021-11-12
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2021-11-12
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Tara resigned
    director
  23. 2021-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2021-05-19
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    FALLS, Aaron Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2021-05-19
    ➖
    FRASER, Robert Gordon resigned
    director
  29. 2020-12-07
    ➖
    GILLIES, Iain resigned
    director
  30. 2020-12-07
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Tara appointed
    director
  31. 2020-06-19
    ➕
    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    director
  32. 2020-06-19
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Ruaridh resigned
    director
  33. 2019-02-14
    ➖
    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis resigned
    director
  34. 2015-01-31
    ➖
    GUILE, David Andrew resigned
    director
  35. 2014-09-11
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Ruaridh appointed
    director
  36. 2009-08-25
    ➕
    SMITH, Gerard Henry appointed
    director
  37. 2009-08-25
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2009-08-25
    ➕
    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    director
  39. 2009-08-25
    ➕
    GUILE, David Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2009-08-25
    ➕
    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis appointed
    director
  41. 2009-08-25
    ➖
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2008-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCO HOTELS CO LIMITED
  43. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  44. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Macdonald Hotels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Monument Leisure (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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SCO HOTELS CO LIMITED
This company · SC339837

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Macdonald Hotels Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Monument Leisure (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Crutherland House And Spa
Strathaven Road
East Kilbride
G75 0QJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

FRASER, Robert Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLIES, Hugh→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2009-08-25
Resigned
CARTER, Phil→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-07 · resigned 2022-12-05
Resigned
FALLS, Aaron Peter→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2022-01-07
Resigned
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-08-25 · resigned 2021-05-19
Resigned
GILLIES, Iain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2020-12-07
Resigned
GUILE, David Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-08-25 · resigned 2015-01-31
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ruaridh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2020-06-19
Resigned
O'CALLAGHAN, Francis→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-08-25 · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned
O'NEILL, Tara→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-07 · resigned 2021-11-12
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2009-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-24