CROMLIX HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC438238 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-05

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 Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	0

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-13
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officers · CH01
2025-11-13
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officers · CH01
2025-03-31
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accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-15
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-08
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officers · AP01
2023-06-08
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officers · AP01
2023-05-15
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ABLITT, Neville appointed
director
2023-05-15
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MURRAY, Kimberly appointed
director
2023-04-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2012-12-05
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Company incorporated
As CROMLIX HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED
2012-12-05
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GRAINGER, Bryan Neil appointed
director
2012-12-05
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MURRAY, Judith Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Andrew Barron Murray Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Barron Murrayceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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DRAFF LIMITED→ SC582115 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
DUNDAS FOODS CO LTD→ SC785574 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
DWW BARS LTD→ SC870708 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EASDALE EXPERIENCES LTD.→ SC499951 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
EDINBURGH (ROYAL MILE) HOLIDAY LETS LIMITED→ SC604174 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
EHG ASSETS LTD→ SC666978 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
EHG HOTEL LTD→ SC666980 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-12-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Cromlix

Kinbuck

By Dunblane

FK15 9JT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ABLITT, Neville→

director · ~71y · appointed 2023-05-15

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Active

GRAINGER, Bryan Neil→

director · ~75y · appointed 2012-12-05

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Active

MURRAY, Judith Mary→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-05

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Active

MURRAY, Kimberly→

director · ~39y · appointed 2023-05-15

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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-03-30

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-03-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-03-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-11-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-11-04

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-09-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-04