THE HOLIDAY PARK CALLANDER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC380588 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-03-25
    ➖
    FRENCH DUNCAN LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-24
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  9. 2020-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-07
    ➕
    FRENCH DUNCAN LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2018-08-07
    ➖
    MACFARLANE GRAY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2018-08-07
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2018-08-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-19
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2017-07-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2010-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE HOLIDAY PARK CALLANDER LIMITED
  21. 2010-06-17
    ➕
    MOWER, Tony Duncan appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-17
    ➕
    MACFARLANE GRAY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tony Duncan Mower
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

Macfarlane Gray House Castlecraig Business Park
Springbank Road
Stirling
Stirlingshire
FK7 7WT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MOWER, Tony Duncan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-06-17
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Active
FRENCH DUNCAN LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-08-07 · resigned 2026-03-25
Resigned
MACFARLANE GRAY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-17 · resigned 2018-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31