EDINBREAK HOSPITALITY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC474368 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£867.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £867,269
Net assets shrinking
Down £200,779 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£867k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £867.3k | £1.07M |
| Current assets | £140.7k | £118.5k |
| Net assets | £867.3k | £1.07M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07➕PINKERTON, Joseph James appointeddirector
- 2025-02-07➖GWIAZDA, Lukasz resigneddirector
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-05➖CHARLES, Nathaniel resigneddirector
- 2022-04-05➖COLEMAN, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2022-04-04➕CHARLES, Nathaniel appointeddirector
- 2022-04-04➕DOHERTY, Pat appointeddirector
- 2022-04-04➖DOHERTY, Pat resigneddirector
- 2022-04-04➕GWIAZDA, Lukasz appointeddirector
- 2022-03-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-13➕COLEMAN, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2021-05-13➖KERMACK, Steven Allan resigneddirector
- 2020-09-04➕KERMACK, Steven Allan appointeddirector
- 2020-09-04➖KERMACK, Steven Alan resigneddirector
- 2014-04-30➖GRANT, David Alistair George resigneddirector
- 2014-04-30➕KERMACK, Steven Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBREAK HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2014-04-04➕GRANT, David Alistair George appointeddirector
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph James Pinkerton Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Lukasz Gwiazdaceased 07/02/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Kevin Colemanceased 22/04/2022· 75-100% shares
- Mr Steven Allan Kermackceased 13/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
1 Moncrieffe Road
Chapelhall
ML6 8FS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
PINKERTON, Joseph James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHARLES, Nathaniel→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2022-04-05
COLEMAN, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-05-13 · resigned 2022-04-05
DOHERTY, Pat→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2022-04-04
GRANT, David Alistair George→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-04-04 · resigned 2014-04-30
GWIAZDA, Lukasz→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2025-02-07
KERMACK, Steven Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-09-04 · resigned 2021-05-13
KERMACK, Steven Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2020-09-04
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05