GARLETON LODGE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC582116 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-21
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55900Other accommodation
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
19 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GARLETON LODGE LIMITED
- 2017-11-21➕COCKERTON, Angela Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-11-21➕COCKERTON, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
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Mr David Michael Cockerton Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/11/2017 |
Mrs Angela Jane Cockerton Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Hospitality · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| FOODLOVERS MARKET LTD.→ SC516888 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| FOODSAVERS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC868278 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORTUNE IN LTD→ SC875353 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRONT AND CENTRE BARS LIMITED→ SC800037 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FRUITS IN THE CITY LIMITED→ SC441319 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FULBECK-HOUSE LIMITED→ SC413381 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| FUZE FOOD LTD→ SC727920 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GALLEON PORTOBELLO LIMITED→ SC825325 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GAW LIMITED→ SC841115 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GEORGIAN APARTMENTS LTD→ SC299788 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| GETMORE EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC814147 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GFSC (SCOT) LTD→ SC859569 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Garleton Lodge
3 West Garleton Holdings
Haddington
EH41 3SL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COCKERTON, Angela Jane→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COCKERTON, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-02