KIRTOMY COTTAGE LIMITED

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SC721479 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£57.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,001

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£23k£34k£46k£57kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£57.0k£50.0k
Current assets£7.0k
Net assets£57.0k£50.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2024-10-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-25
    HIGGINS, Jayne appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As KIRTOMY COTTAGE LIMITED
  8. 2022-01-31
    MCARTHUR, Margaret appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Isabel Moore
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/01/2022
Mrs Margaret Mcarthur
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

10 Lochrig Court Lochrig Court
Stewarton
Kilmarnock
KA3 3JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HIGGINS, Jayne
secretary · appointed 2024-10-25
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Active
MCARTHUR, Margaret
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-01-31
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-31