LOCH SHIEL HOTEL (ACHARACLE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC448548 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees4400

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
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-03-18
    JEFFERY, Harry Ernest appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-03-18
    MACLEAN, Zuleika Katherine Mary resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-13
    MILLER, John King resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-22
    ROOME, Charles Ruairidh Mcqueen appointed
    director
  21. 2014-12-22
    MILLER, John King appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-21
    MACLEAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-21
    MACPHEE & PARTNERS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-06-21
    BELL, Jonathan Richard Miles resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-21
    MACLEAN, Zuleika Katherine Mary appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-21
    MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2013-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOCH SHIEL HOTEL (ACHARACLE) LIMITED
  28. 2013-04-25
    MACPHEE & PARTNERS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2013-04-25
    BELL, Jonathan Richard Miles appointed
    director
  30. 2013-04-25
    MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Maclean
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Charles Ruaridh Roome
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Katherine Mary Macleanceased 27/12/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Sunbeam
Acharacle
Argyll
PH36 4JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-10OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JEFFERY, Harry Ernest
secretary · appointed 2022-03-18
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Active
MACLEAN, Andrew
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-06-21
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Active
ROOME, Charles Ruairidh Mcqueen
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHEE & PARTNERS
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2013-06-21
Resigned
BELL, Jonathan Richard Miles
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2013-06-21
Resigned
MACLEAN, Zuleika Katherine Mary
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2022-03-18
Resigned
MILLER, John King
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-12-22 · resigned 2015-04-13
Resigned
MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2013-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19