GATLIFF HEBRIDEAN HOSTELS TRUST

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SC111557 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-06-10

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

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Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Youth hostels

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

56 officers (11 active, 56 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

189 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

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FISHER, David Alan appointed
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HUGHES, Nicholas Gordon appointed
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MILTON, Neil Douglas appointed
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BURGESS, Joanna Louise resigned
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JOYCE, John Edward resigned
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2020-11-14
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DAVIS, Linda appointed
director
2019-07-06
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BUSSON, Alan Paul appointed
secretary
2019-07-06
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BURTON, Anthony Levesley appointed
director
2019-07-06
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CLARKE, Peter, Dr resigned
secretary
2019-07-06
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LAWSON, John Philip resigned
director
2018-06-30
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CLARKE, Peter, Dr appointed
secretary
2018-06-30
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PAREN, Julian Gerald resigned
secretary
2018-06-30
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PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr resigned
director
2017-06-24
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BUSSON, Alan Paul appointed
director
2017-06-24
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FLETCHER, Christine appointed
director
2017-06-24
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BURGESS, Joanna Louise appointed
director
2017-06-24
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MATTHEWS, David Edward resigned
director
2015-10-24
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COLLEY, Stuart Richard, Dr appointed
director
2015-07-25
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CLARKE, Peter resigned
secretary
2015-07-25
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PAREN, Julian Gerald appointed
secretary
2015-02-17
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BRUCE, Matthew Lloyd resigned
director
2013-07-20
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MATTHEWS, David Edward appointed
director
2013-06-01
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GLOVER, Steven Herbert resigned
director
2013-02-23
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GLOVER, Steven Herbert appointed
director
2013-02-23
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PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr appointed
director
2011-10-22
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GILBERT, Andrea resigned
director
2010-10-09
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GILBERT, Andrea appointed
director
2009-09-12
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CLARKE, Peter appointed
secretary
2009-09-12
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ROLLINSON, Terry resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-06-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55202 — Youth hostels

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS1 2JF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-03

Last: 2025-10-20