ORMIDALE COURTYARD RENTAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC562250 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-31
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-05📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-07-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ORMIDALE COURTYARD RENTAL LIMITED
- 2017-03-31➕DAVIES, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-13
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55201 — Holiday centres and villages
Registered office
Glenrowan
Rowantreehill Road
Kilmacolm
Inverclyde
PA13 4NP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-30
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-03-31
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Recent filings (35 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-29