APPIN HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC466707 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 12.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-27
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-10-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2024-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-04-10
    ➖
    PRICE, Derek Frank resigned
    director
  12. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-01-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2019-06-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2019-06-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2014-04-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2014-04-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2014-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPIN HOUSE LIMITED
  25. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    PRICE, Alastair Roxburgh appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    PRICE, Robert William appointed
    director
  27. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    PRICE, Derek Frank appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alastair Roxburgh Price
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Mr Derek Frank Price
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Mr Robert William Price
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

36 Cable Depot Road
Clydebank
G81 1UF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PRICE, Alastair Roxburgh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-01-06
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Active
PRICE, Robert William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-06
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Active
PRICE, Derek Frank→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2023-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property06/06/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/06/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property16/04/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/04/201404/10/2024
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Recent filings (42 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12