ORKNEY CHALETS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555056 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,115
Very low cash
Cash position: £4
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.6k | £75.1k |
| Cash | £4 | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £25.1k | £17.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ORKNEY CHALETS LIMITED
- 2017-01-19➕LAING, Aileen Roberta appointeddirector
- 2017-01-19➕LAING, Michael James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael James Laing Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/01/2017 |
Mrs Aileen Roberta Laing Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH HOTELS LTD→ SC292029 · est 2005 | — | — | £1.08M | — | 20y | 83 | 84y |
| NORTHERN DEVELOPMENTS (ORKNEY) LIMITED→ SC285940 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 3000 | 20y | 83 | 64y |
| ALBERT HOTEL LIMITED→ SC196259 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 19 | 26y | 82 | 65y |
| COMMERCIAL HOTEL (THURSO) LTD→ SC397127 · est 2011 | — | — | £602.3k | — | 15y | 82 | 58y |
| JOHN O'GROATS LEISURE LTD.→ SC331657 · est 2007 | — | — | £1.94M | — | 18y | 82 | 74y |
| MACKAY HOTEL COMPANY LTD→ SC308943 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 141 | 19y | 82 | 62y |
| KRISPY CHICKEN AND FISH BAR LTD→ SC498000 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ORKNEY ACCOMMODATION LTD→ SC798791 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ORKNEY RETREATS LTD→ SC831838 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PAYMÁN HOLDINGS 12 LTD→ SC710721 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| R & S RENDALL PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC248002 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Rehoboth
17 Cursiter Crescent
Kirkwall
KW15 1XN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAING, Aileen Roberta→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAING, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-27