CLACHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC685836 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-13
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 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£128.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £128,429
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£128k
↑ 223% YoY
Current Assets
£211k
↓ 13% 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 | £259.5k | £379.9k |
| Current assets | £211.0k | £241.6k |
| Net assets | £128.4k | £39.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CLACHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-01-13➕SEMPLE, Alisdair Henry appointeddirector
- 2021-01-13➕SEMPLE, Hannah Victoria appointeddirector
- 2021-01-13📄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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-26
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alisdair Henry Semple Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/01/2021 |
Mrs Hannah Victoria Semple Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Clachan Cottage Hotel
Lochside
Lochearnhead
FK19 8PU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SEMPLE, Alisdair Henry→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-01-13
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SEMPLE, Hannah Victoria→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-01-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/04/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-05-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-13