MORATTIE HOTELS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC723259 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-15
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,191
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
↑ 329% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.2k | £4.7k |
| Current assets | — | £11.4k |
| Net assets | £20.2k | £4.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs MORATTIE HOTELS LTD
- 2022-02-15➕ROBERTSON, Graham Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-02-15➕ROBERTSON, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2022-02-15📄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
- +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.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Michelle Robertson Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/02/2022 |
Mr Graham Andrew Robertson Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| GLW ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC647846 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| JOMUNA SPICE LTD→ SC869168 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LOGAN’S CH LTD→ SC880180 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOATWELL LEISURE LTD→ SC863148 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOCORAM LIMITED→ SC854495 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOFFAT GOLF CLUBHOUSE LTD→ SC751762 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MOFFAT HOTEL GROUP LTD→ SC801524 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MZ & STONE LTD→ SC879898 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW IMPERIAL (EAST RIGGS) LTD→ SC627772 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| PENPONT HOLIDAY PARK LIMITED→ SC554552 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| PESM LIMITED→ SC853962 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
17b King Street
Castle Douglas
DG7 1AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Graham Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-15