SANDS HOTEL (ORKNEY) LTD

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SC488025 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£383.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 11.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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 £383,848
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£108k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£384k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£77k£154k£230k£307k£384kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£383.8k£419.2k
Current assets£118.2k£176.8k
Cash£108.2k£167.7k
Debtors£2.7k£1.9k
Net assets£383.8k£324.4k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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  2. 2024-08-29
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  3. 2023-08-23
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  4. 2022-06-24
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  6. 2020-10-07
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  7. 2020-10-07
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  8. 2020-08-27
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  9. 2019-08-28
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  10. 2018-06-16
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  11. 2018-06-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2018-03-07
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  13. 2017-03-31
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  14. 2016-10-04
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  15. 2016-10-04
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  16. 2016-10-04
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  17. 2016-04-06
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    MCGLINCHEY, Kathleen appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-06
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    TAYLOR, John Stuart Liddle appointed
    director
  19. 2016-04-06
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    WALLHEAD, Alison resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-06
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    WALLHEAD, Simon resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2014-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2014-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As SANDS HOTEL (ORKNEY) LTD
  24. 2014-10-02
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    PRICE, Matthew Craig appointed
    director
  25. 2014-10-02
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    WALLHEAD, Alison appointed
    director
  26. 2014-10-02
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    WALLHEAD, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr John Stuart Liddle Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Kathleen Mcglinchey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Craig Price
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Sands Hotel
Burray
Orkney
KW17 2SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCGLINCHEY, Kathleen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-04-06
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Active
PRICE, Matthew Craig→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-10-02
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Active
TAYLOR, John Stuart Liddle→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-04-06
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Active
WALLHEAD, Alison→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2016-04-06
Resigned
WALLHEAD, Simon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-02 · resigned 2016-04-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/06/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—01/12/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property01/12/2014—
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Recent filings (33 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
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2025-08-14
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2024-10-07
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accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
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accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
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accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
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officers · CH01
2020-10-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07