HARTFIELD HOUSE (AYR) LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.5k | £29.9k |
| Current assets | £2.25M | £1.13M |
| Net assets | £12.5k | £29.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2025-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-09-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-01➖FERGUSSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-06-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-07-11➕FERGUSSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs HARTFIELD HOUSE (AYR) LTD
- 2012-05-31➕FERGUSSON, John Cameron appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Cameron Fergusson Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Fergussonceased 01/02/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/07/2014 | 03/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/06/2014 | 01/09/2023 |