THE SHORE ARRAN LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC605085 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£66.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 7.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £66,096
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,894 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£66k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£228.8k£242.8k
Current assets£62.9k£74.6k
Net assets£66.1k£74.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2019-01-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  11. 2018-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2018-12-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2018-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As THE SHORE ARRAN LTD
  14. 2018-08-13
    ➕
    MARTIN, Adam Hirst appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-13
    ➕
    MARTIN, Charlotte Elizabeth appointed
    director
  16. 2018-08-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adam Hirst Martin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/08/2018
Charlotte Elizabeth Martin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

The Shore
Whiting Bay
Isle Of Arran
KA27 8PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MARTIN, Adam Hirst→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-08-13
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Active
MARTIN, Charlotte Elizabeth→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-08-13
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/01/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—05/12/2018—
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15