BORRODALE HOTEL (SOUTH UIST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC048498 · ltd · incorporated 1971-03-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£46.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 44.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,430

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
Net Worth
£46k
Current Assets
£92k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£131.4k
Current assets£92.2k
Cash£20.9k
Debtors£49.0k
Net assets£46.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-05-14
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    PETERANNA, Donald Joseph resigned
    director
  19. 2018-05-14
    ➖
    PETERANNA, Patricia resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-11
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    PETERANNA, Stephen Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2009-02-12
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    PETERANNA, Chrisella appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-02-12
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    PETERANNA, Stephen Joseph resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-04-07
    ➖
    PETERANNA, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-04-07
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    PETERANNA, Stephen Joseph appointed
    secretary
  25. 1982-05-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 1981-11-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 1971-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BORRODALE HOTEL (SOUTH UIST) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sheila Peteranna
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2022
Stephen Peteranna
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Dark Island Hotel
Liniclate
Isle Of Benbecula
HS7 5PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PETERANNA, Chrisella→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERANNA, Stephen Joseph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERANNA, Patricia→
secretary · resigned 2000-04-07
Resigned
PETERANNA, Stephen Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2009-02-12
Resigned
PETERANNA, Donald Joseph→
director · ~89y · resigned 2018-05-14
Resigned
PETERANNA, Patricia→
director · ~88y · resigned 2018-05-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/05/1982—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property09/11/1981—
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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31