AYRSHIRE ESCAPES LTD
- 55900Other accommodation
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.8k | £-5.9k |
| Current assets | £32.4k | £617 |
| Cash | £3.3k | £617 |
| Debtors | £29.1k | — |
| Net assets | £-7.7k | £-5.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AYRSHIRE ESCAPES LTD
- 2023-03-30➕WATSON, Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Watson Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/01/2025 | — |