HOSPITALITY.SCOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC755981 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-31
    O'FARRELL, Stephen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-01
    CRAWFORD, Liam James appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-02-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-12-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-03-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-03-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-03-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-03-01
    COLLET, Douglas John resigned
    director
  16. 2024-03-01
    O'FARRELL, Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2023-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOSPITALITY.SCOT LIMITED
  18. 2023-01-19
    COLLET, Douglas John appointed
    director
  19. 2023-01-19
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-01

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

19 High Road
Motherwell
ML1 3HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Liam James
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-01
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Active
COLLET, Douglas John
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-01-19 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
O'FARRELL, Stephen
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-19