FRASERBURGH CARAVAN PARK LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC483828 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-07
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 8.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£45.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,662
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,078 YoY
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£91k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£36k£55k£73k£91kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£49.2k£63.0k
Cash£90.9k£55.6k
Net assets£45.7k£58.7k

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    CLARK, James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-12-18
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Iona appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-18
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Johnathon George Duthie appointed
    director
  10. 2024-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-05-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-04-27
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  16. 2023-04-27
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2023-04-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    NIXON, Jacqueline Townsley resigned
    director
  19. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2021-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-10-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2016-10-26
    ➖
    SIEVWRIGHT, Dawn Mairi resigned
    director
  26. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    SIEVWRIGHT, Dawn Mairi appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-19
    ➖
    BURNETT, George resigned
    director
  28. 2014-08-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FRASERBURGH CARAVAN PARK LTD
  29. 2014-08-07
    ➕
    BURNETT, George appointed
    director
  30. 2014-08-07
    ➕
    CLARK, James appointed
    director
  31. 2014-08-07
    ➕
    NIXON, Jacqueline Townsley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Clark
Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jacqueline Townsley Nixonceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Dawn Mairi Sievwrightceased 26/10/2016· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2014-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

The Esplanade
Harbour Road
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BUCHAN, Iona→
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN, Johnathon George Duthie→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT, George→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2016-01-19
Resigned
CLARK, James→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
NIXON, Jacqueline Townsley→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
SIEVWRIGHT, Dawn Mairi→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-05-05 · resigned 2016-10-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—25/10/201730/10/2025

Recent filings (40 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-04-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-04-27