GRESHORNISH HOUSE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC748445 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees900600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-21
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-01-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-07-30
    DICKSON, Emma Macaskill appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-30
    DICKSON, Alexandra Margaret resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-10-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-05-05
    DICKSON, Alexandra Margaret appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-05
    DICKSON, Campbell Watt resigned
    director
  16. 2023-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-03-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As GRESHORNISH HOUSE LTD
  19. 2022-10-26
    DICKSON, Campbell Watt appointed
    director
  20. 2022-10-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Hard Cake Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hard Cake Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
GRESHORNISH HOUSE LTD
This company · SC748445

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hard Cake Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/10/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Alexandra Margaret Dicksonceased 30/07/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Campbell Watt Dicksonceased 05/05/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2022-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Greshornish House Hotel
Greshornish
By Portree
Isle Of Skye
IV51 9PN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DICKSON, Emma Macaskill
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-07-30
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Active
DICKSON, Alexandra Margaret
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-05-05 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
DICKSON, Campbell Watt
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-26 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05