HARBOURSIDE EVENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC605762 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-20
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 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.
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20➕MACLEOD, Claire appointeddirector
- 2022-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HARBOURSIDE EVENTS LTD
- 2018-08-20➕MORAN, Raymond James appointeddirector
- 2018-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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 63. 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Raymond James Moran Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| MACDONALD SELF STORAGE LIMITED→ SC851218 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MACFIRTH HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LTD→ SC837488 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MACGREGOR RANCH LIMITED→ SC849506 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MACGREGORS HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ SC744225 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MACKAY FORTROSE LTD→ SC864374 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MACKAY PROPERTIES (DURNESS) LTD→ SC318489 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| MACKAYS COTTAGES LTD→ SC634247 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| MACKAYS ROOMS LTD→ SC429389 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| MACKINNON HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ SC547643 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| MACLEAN COTTAGES LIMITED→ SC054138 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| MACLEAN SERVICES SKYE LTD→ SC838583 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MACLELLAN LETTINGS LIMITED→ SC822245 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
Eilean A Cheo
Ardelve
Kyle
IV40 8DY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACLEOD, Claire→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2022-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORAN, Raymond James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-08-20
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-08-20