AVIEMORE EXPERIENCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC688337 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kJan 2024Jan 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£8.4k£8.8k
Net assets£1£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-05-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-05-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVIEMORE EXPERIENCE LTD
  13. 2021-02-05
    SINGH, Gurnam appointed
    director
  14. 2021-02-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gurnam Singh Landa
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Retail · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BEAUTYDRAPES LIMITED
SC868444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BEBELLO LIMITED
SC782178 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
BEER CAVE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
SC533440 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
BENGOM LTD
SC880863 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
BENNY BEE LEATHER LTD
SC567599 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
BERYL'S BUSINESSES LIMITED
SC877476 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
BES LIFE LIMITED
SC720777 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
BESPOKE RETAIL LTD.
SC229234 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
24y
BEST IN SCOTLAND LIMITED
SC493949 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
BETHANIA LTD
SC659911 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
BETHANY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
SC142143 · est 1993 · no financials extracted
33y
BIKE AND SPANNER LIMITED
SC637114 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

174 High Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH1 1QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SINGH, Gurnam
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-16