CAIRNGORM HOTEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC137744 · ltd · incorporated 1992-04-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 30.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 47 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2025-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-21➕DRUMMOND, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21➕ERASMUS, Jonathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21➖WELHAM, Raymond Keith resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-21➖STEINLE, Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21➖WELHAM, Raymond Keith resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-04-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2004-12-06➕STEINLE, Jane appointeddirector
- 2004-11-27➖STEINLE, Peter resigneddirector
- 2002-02-01➕WELHAM, Raymond Keith appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-22➖FOSTER, June Diane resignedsecretary
- 2000-11-22➖FOSTER, June Diane resigneddirector
- 1998-03-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-01-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1996-01-17➕STEINLE, Peter appointeddirector
- 1995-03-20➕FOSTER, June Diane appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-20➖WATSON, David John resignedsecretary
- 1995-03-20➕FOSTER, June Diane appointeddirector
- 1995-03-20➖WATSON, David John resigneddirector
- 1993-11-14➖KUMAR, Pramod resignedsecretary
- 1993-11-14➕WATSON, David John appointedsecretary
- 1992-04-22➕KUMAR, Pramod appointedsecretary
- 1992-04-22➖MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-04-22➕WATSON, David John appointeddirector
- 1992-04-22➕WELHAM, Raymond Keith appointeddirector
- 1992-04-22➖MD DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Turas Hotels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Turas Hotels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CAIRNGORM HOTEL LIMITED
This company · SC137744
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Turas Hotels Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Raymond Keith Welhamceased 21/03/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
113 Atholl Road
Pitlochry
Perthshire
PH16 5AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
DRUMMOND, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ERASMUS, Jonathan Paul→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOSTER, June Diane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 2000-11-22
KUMAR, Pramod→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 1993-11-14
WATSON, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-14 · resigned 1995-03-20
WELHAM, Raymond Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2025-03-21
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-04-10 · resigned 1992-04-22
FOSTER, June Diane→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-03-20 · resigned 2000-11-22
STEINLE, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-12-06 · resigned 2025-03-21
STEINLE, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2004-11-27
WATSON, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 1995-03-20
WELHAM, Raymond Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 2025-03-21
MD DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-04-10 · resigned 1992-04-22
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | — | 21/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/03/1998 | 20/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 05/02/1996 | 24/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/01/1996 | 21/03/2024 |
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Recent filings (115 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25