NORTH KESSOCK HOTEL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC749434 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£105.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £105,693
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£124k
Net Worth
£106k
Current Assets
£139k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £108.2k | — |
| Current assets | £138.9k | — |
| Cash | £123.7k | — |
| Debtors | £6.3k | — |
| Net assets | £105.7k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28➕MACLACHLAN, Eva appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTH KESSOCK HOTEL LIMITED
- 2022-11-04➕MACLACHLAN, Darren Elliot appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Eva Maclachlan Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/03/2024 |
Mr Darren Elliot Maclachlan Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| SKYE NEST VISTA LTD→ SC877171 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SONAS HOSPITALITY (KNIPOCH) LTD→ SC757589 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SPICE R AND T LTD→ SC769673 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
North Kessock Hotel Main Street
North Kessock
Inverness
Inverness-Shire
IV1 3XN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACLACHLAN, Darren Elliot→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLACHLAN, Eva→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-04