BURNTISLAND HOTELS LTD

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SC577717 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-02
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-26.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,120
Cash YoY
+500%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£426
↑ 500% YoY
Net Worth
-£26k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£426
↓ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£18k-£10k-£2k£6k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£227.6k£242.1k
Current assets£426£13.8k
Cash£426£71
Net assets£-26.1k£-21.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-24
    CHAWLA, Sahil resigned
    director
  4. 2024-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-05-24
    CHAWLA, Parul resigned
    director
  13. 2018-05-24
    CHAWLA, Sahil appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-05-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-05-24
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BURNTISLAND HOTELS LTD
  19. 2017-10-02
    SINGH, Navtej appointed
    director
  20. 2017-10-02
    CHAWLA, Parul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Navtej Singh
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares02/10/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Sahil Chawlaceased 09/08/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Parul Chawlaceased 24/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

8 Cambridge Avenue
Edinburgh
EH6 5AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SINGH, Navtej
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-02
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Active
CHAWLA, Parul
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned
CHAWLA, Sahil
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-24 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10