COMLONGON ESTATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC384422 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 3.1y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
71 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 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖ROGERS, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2026-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-10📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-10📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-10📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: James Jones & Sons Limited
- 2023-05-31📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2023-05-31📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2023-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (Company Number 00759657)
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (Company Number 09928412)
- 2022-11-17➕CHURCH, Teresa Carol appointeddirector
- 2022-11-17➕ROGERS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01➕SONDUR, Seshagiri appointeddirector
- 2010-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs COMLONGON ESTATE LIMITED
- 2010-08-27➕THOMSON, David Marshall Hall, Prof appointeddirector
- 2010-08-27➕DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2010-08-27➖DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Annandale Distillery Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Annandale Distillery Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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COMLONGON ESTATE LIMITED
This company · SC384422
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Annandale Distillery Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/08/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Prof David Marshall Hall Thomsonceased 24/08/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Registered office
Annandale Distillery
Northfield
Annan
Dumfriesshire
DG12 5LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CHURCH, Teresa Carol→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-11-17
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SONDUR, Seshagiri→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-09-01
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THOMSON, David Marshall Hall, Prof→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-08-27
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DAVIS, Andrew Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2010-08-27
ROGERS, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-11-17 · resigned 2026-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | James Jones & Sons James Jones & Sons Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/07/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (Company Number 00759657) | A registered charge | — | 16/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC (Company Number 09928412) | A registered charge | — | 16/05/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-10
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-10
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-20