DOUNESIDE HOUSE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC530980 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-08➕AITKEN, James William appointeddirector
- 2024-11-08➕DALTON, Melanie Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-11-08➖HOCKLEY, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2024-01-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-11➖WASSEN, Marcel resigneddirector
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DOUNESIDE HOUSE LIMITED
- 2016-03-30➕CURRIE, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2016-03-30➕HOCKLEY, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2016-03-30➕WASSEN, Marcel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Macrobert Trust 2019 is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Macrobert Trust 2019
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DOUNESIDE HOUSE LIMITED
This company · SC530980
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Macrobert Trust 2019 Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Macrobert Trustceased 06/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Cromar
Tarland
Aboyne
Aberdeenshire
AB34 4UD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
AITKEN, James William→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURRIE, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-30
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DALTON, Melanie Jane→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOCKLEY, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2024-11-08
WASSEN, Marcel→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2018-12-11
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-22