BOWMUIR FARM HOLIDAYS LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC728050 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-30
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,518
Cash YoY
+408%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£140k
↑ 408% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 142% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£4k£25k£54k£83k£112k£140kMar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Total assets£-3.5k£-1.5k
Cash£140.3k£27.6k
Net assets£-3.5k£-1.5k

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.

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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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOWMUIR FARM HOLIDAYS LTD
  4. 2022-03-30
    PARKER, Sarah appointed
    director
  5. 2022-03-30
    PARKER, Tom appointed
    director
  6. 2022-03-30
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tom Parker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2022
Mrs Sarah Parker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

Bowmuir Farm Libberton
Carnwath
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
ML11 8LX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PARKER, Sarah
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-03-30
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Active
PARKER, Tom
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-03-30
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-30