LOCHAY HOLIDAY LODGES LTD

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SC854000 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 0.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-08-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-08-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  6. 2025-08-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  7. 2025-07-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-07-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-07-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  10. 2025-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  11. 2025-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As LOCHAY HOLIDAY LODGES LTD
  13. 2025-06-30
    MOWER, Liana appointed
    director
  14. 2025-06-30
    MOWER, Michael Iain appointed
    director
  15. 2025-06-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
4 new charges in last 12 months
medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2025-08-21: A registered charge; 2025-08-21: A registered charge; 2025-07-28: A registered charge

Group structure

Custom Property Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Custom Property Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LOCHAY HOLIDAY LODGES LTD
This company · SC854000

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
Custom Property Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2025

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
Incorporated2025-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

1 Fountain Road
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4ET
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MOWER, Liana
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
MOWER, Michael Iain
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property21/08/2025
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property21/08/2025
satisfied
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property28/07/202529/08/2025
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property28/07/2025
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Recent filings (7 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-30