ROSS-SHIRE LETTINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC585011 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,491
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £196.2k | £217.8k |
| Current assets | £9.8k | £21.8k |
| Net assets | £-8.5k | £-12.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ROSS-SHIRE LETTINGS LIMITED
- 2018-01-08➕ALLEN, Hazel Anne appointeddirector
- 2018-01-08➕COLLIER, Lee appointeddirector
- 2018-01-08➕O'CONNOR, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-01-08➕O'CONNOR, Gillian Katherine appointeddirector
- 2018-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
21 Urquhart Road
Dingwall
IV15 9PE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ALLEN, Hazel Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-08
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COLLIER, Lee→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-08
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O'CONNOR, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-01-08
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O'CONNOR, Gillian Katherine→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-01-08
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-06