TORWOOD COUNTRY LODGES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC532543 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-12
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-10-01
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    SMITH, Melvin John appointed
    director
  10. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As TORWOOD COUNTRY LODGES LIMITED
  15. 2016-04-13
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    NAGGAR-SMITH, Nadia appointed
    director
  16. 2016-04-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Melvin John Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/05/2023
Mrs Nadia Naggar-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Heliopolis Heliopolis
Oak Tree Close
Glenluce
Dumfriesshire
DG8 0QY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NAGGAR-SMITH, Nadia→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-04-13
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SMITH, Melvin John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16