THE LOCH NESS HOSTEL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC487421 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-24
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 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£124.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar 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).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,659

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£125k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 269% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kDec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£340.7k£304.3k
Current assets£43.6k£11.8k
Net assets£124.7k£94.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-04-13
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-04-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-31
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  5. 2025-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-16
    ➖
    MCMILLAN, Suzanne resigned
    director
  9. 2022-08-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-08-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-28
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Jodie appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-06
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Shona resigned
    director
  20. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    MCMILLAN, Suzanne appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-24
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: W M Mann & Co (Investments) Limited
  22. 2014-10-31
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Shona appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE LOCH NESS HOSTEL LTD
  24. 2014-09-24
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Donald Matheson 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jodie Maclean
Individual · British · DOB 03/1998 · age 28
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/03/2019
Mr Donald Richardson Maclean
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Donald Matheson Mackenzieceased 22/02/2022· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · IV postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BUNCHREW CARAVAN PARK LIMITED→
SC295539 · est 2006
——£1.43M—20y8371y
CEILIDH PLACES LIMITED→
SC164338 · est 1996
——£55.0k—30y8388y
HARRIS HOTEL (2002) LTD.→
SC230177 · est 2002
——£200.2k—24y8393y
LOCH TORRIDON HOTEL LIMITED→
SC192961 · est 1999
——£959.8k—27y8385y
THE LOCH NESS COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED→
SC221691 · est 2001
——£174.1k—24y8368y
BRAESIDE LIMITED→
SC267916 · est 2004
——£3.10M—21y8265y
CARTERS LTD→
SC328589 · est 2007
————18y8263y
CHIMES (FORRES) LTD.→
SC259959 · est 2003
———022y8270y
CLUBHOUSE SCOTLAND LIMITED→
SC386878 · est 2010
———015y8281y
DRAWMAJOR LIMITED→
SC130628 · est 1991
——£433.2k—35y8273y
EOLAS CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
SC183507 · est 1998
———10028y8271y
G & A R LIMITED→
SC309130 · est 2006
——£4.1k—19y8262y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

52 Crown Drive
Inverness
IV2 3QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Donald Matheson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEAN, Jodie→
director · ~28y · appointed 2019-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEAN, Shona→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-10-31 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Suzanne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2022-08-16
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
W M Mann & Co (Investments)
W M Mann & Co (Investments) Limited
A registered charge1 property24/11/2014—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (36 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-08
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18