ORMIDALE HOUSE RENTAL LIMITED

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SC562479 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
30 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ORMIDALE HOUSE RENTAL LIMITED
  20. 2017-04-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 signal

Multiple 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-04
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: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-04-04
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Recent filings (30 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
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09