MACGREGORS HOSPITALITY LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC744225 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-13

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£63.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56302Public houses and bars

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

20 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £63,410

Cash YoY

-34%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£43k

↓ 34% YoY

Net Worth

£63k

↑ 460% YoY

Current Assets

£94k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£63.4k	£11.3k
Current assets	£94.3k	£119.0k
Cash	£43.4k	£65.8k
Debtors	£19.2k	£35.6k
Net assets	£63.4k	£11.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-05-01
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accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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officers · CH01
2025-04-25
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officers · CH01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-22
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address · AD01
2025-02-27
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DAVIDSON, Brian Townsend appointed
director
2025-02-27
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DUNLOP, Roderick William appointed
director
2025-02-27
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FORSYTH CA, Donald Campbell appointed
director
2025-02-27
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SMITH, Barbara appointed
director
2024-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-02
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-24
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capital · SH02
2023-01-24
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-01-24
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-13
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Company incorporated
As MACGREGORS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
2022-09-13
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DE SYLVA, Joanne Roberta appointed
director
2022-09-13
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MACGREGOR, Bruce appointed
director
2022-09-13
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACGREGOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Joanne Roberta De Sylva Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	13/09/2022
Mr Bruce Macgregor Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	13/09/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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MILOVAIG LTD→ SC865862 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MILTON HOTELS LIMITED→ SC136639 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	—	—
MOSS COFFEE SHOP LTD→ SC845058 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
NAMASTE INBHIR NIS LTD→ SC799699 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
NORTH KESSOCK HOTEL LIMITED→ SC749434 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
NORTHERN CORRIES LIMITED→ SC601401 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
NORTHWEST RETREATS LTD→ SC699898 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
OUTBACK ENTERPRISES LTD→ SC641010 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
PABAY PORTREE SELF CATERING LIMITED→ SC795923 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
PADMA (INVERNESS) LTD→ SC767573 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
PANDA EXPRESS INVERNESS LTD→ SC847317 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-09-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

109-113 Academy Street

Inverness

Highland

IV1 1LX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-26

Last: 2025-09-12