ROAM WEST LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC701442 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
- · Lifecycle stage: early → established
- · Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- · Bankability: 75 → 80
- · Filings: 14 → 15
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Lifecycle stage: early → established
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- ↑Bankability: 75 → 80
- ↑Filings: 14 → 15
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 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, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 | 1600 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29➕LONGHURST, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2025-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ROAM WEST LIMITED
- 2021-06-11➕KIVELL, Jonathan James appointeddirector
- 2021-06-11➕LONGHURST, Ben David appointeddirector
- 2021-06-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben David Longhurst Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/06/2021 |
Mrs Sarah Longhurst Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/06/2021 |
Mr Jonathan James Kivell Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Hospitality · PH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOAGBURN FARM SHOP LTD→ SC301450 · est 2006 | £4.45M £3.34M–£5.56M | £6.07M | — | 6300 | 20y | 84 | 65y |
| CAIRNGORM TAVERNS LTD→ SC382108 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 6 | 15y | 83 | 84y |
| COMRIE CROFT LIMITED→ SC265297 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 3600 | 22y | 83 | 64y |
| GLENCOE HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC251147 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 2 | 23y | 83 | 59y |
| ACHADERRY ESTATE LIMITED→ SC287817 · est 2005 | — | — | £215.8k | — | 20y | 82 | 78y |
| BREADALBANE BAKERY LTD.→ SC364177 · est 2009 | — | — | £50.5k | — | 16y | 82 | 87y |
| CLACHAIG INN LIMITED→ SC241100 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 54 | 23y | 82 | 62y |
| G K L LIMITED→ SC163447 · est 1996 | — | — | £127.3k | — | 30y | 82 | 70y |
| GAEL PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC254368 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 200 | 22y | 82 | 63y |
| INVERCOE HIGHLAND HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC176697 · est 1997 | — | — | £117.9k | — | 29y | 82 | 67y |
| LOCHSIDE HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC300339 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 2 | 20y | 82 | 69y |
| LOGIERAIT INN LIMITED→ SC261870 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 100 | 22y | 82 | 66y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2021-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Inchree Centre
Onich
Fort William
Highland Region
PH33 6SE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KIVELL, Jonathan James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONGHURST, Ben David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONGHURST, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2024 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-11