KELPIES AND CASTLES SELF CATERING HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC546034 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,668
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£123
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.7k | £6.4k |
| Current assets | £123 | £559 |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £6.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31➖IMMINK, Anton Jon resigneddirector
- 2016-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs KELPIES AND CASTLES SELF CATERING HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION LTD
- 2016-09-22➕BARRIE, Daniel Francis appointeddirector
- 2016-09-22➕IMMINK, Anton Jon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Francis Barrie Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| SPUD MULLIGAN'S LTD.→ SC275595 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| STIRLING HOSPITALITY LTD→ SC806614 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| STIRLING SPICE GARDEN LIMITED→ SC863808 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STIRLING STAY LIMITED→ SC878849 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
20a Victoria Place
Stirling
FK8 2QT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BARRIE, Daniel Francis→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IMMINK, Anton Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2018-01-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-27