MEADOWS HOLIDAY LET LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC588873 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle 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: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,581
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,141 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 80% 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 | £3.6k | £4.7k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £5.5k |
| Net assets | £2.6k | £3.7k |
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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs MEADOWS HOLIDAY LET LTD
- 2018-02-15➕DURRANT, Fiona Jane Munro, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2018-02-15➕DURRANT, Paul William, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-02-15📄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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Paul William Durrant Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/02/2018 |
Mrs. Fiona Jane Munro Durrant Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
18 Dublin Street Flat 1
18 Dublin Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 3PP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DURRANT, Fiona Jane Munro, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DURRANT, Paul William, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-15
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-05-22