IDIOT BIRD HOSPITALITY COMPANY LTD.

🌿Early-stageactive
SC710640 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£88.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £88,556

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48k
Net Worth
£89k
Current Assets
£249k
Current Liabilities
£0£50k£100k£150k£199k£249kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£88.6k
Current assets£249.2k
Cash£48.0k
Debtors£200.4k
Net assets£88.6k
Average employees3800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As IDIOT BIRD HOSPITALITY COMPANY LTD.
  11. 2021-09-27
    RIDDLE, Joanna Margaret, Mrs. appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-27
    RIDDLE, Stuart appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Riddle
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2021
Mrs. Joanna Margaret Riddle
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Absolute Accounts
74 George Street
Dunblane
FK15 9HG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RIDDLE, Joanna Margaret, Mrs.
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-27
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Active
RIDDLE, Stuart
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-27
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-27