GREAT NORTH LODGES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC148056 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 30.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 30.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕TATE, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-11-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-13➕PRITCHARD, Kenneth Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-11-13➕SAUNDERS, Andrew Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2020-11-13➖FRANCIS, Myra resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-13➖FORRESTER, Ian resigneddirector
- 2020-11-13➖FRANCIS, Myra resigneddirector
- 2020-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1996-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-12-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-10-16➕FRANCIS, Myra appointeddirector
- 1993-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs GREAT NORTH LODGES LIMITED
- 1993-12-15➕FRANCIS, Myra appointedsecretary
- 1993-12-15➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1993-12-15➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1993-12-15➕FORRESTER, Ian appointeddirector
- 1993-12-15➕REID, Brian appointednominee-director
- 1993-12-15➖REID, Brian resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Great North Lodges (Scotland) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Great North Lodges (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GREAT NORTH LODGES LIMITED
This company · SC148056
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Great North Lodges (Scotland) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/11/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Forresterceased 13/11/2020· 50-75% shares
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
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 3c Myrtlefield
Aviemore
PH22 1SB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
PRITCHARD, Kenneth Robert→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAUNDERS, Andrew Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TATE, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANCIS, Myra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-15 · resigned 2020-11-13
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1993-12-15 · resigned 1993-12-15
FORRESTER, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1993-12-15 · resigned 2020-11-13
FRANCIS, Myra→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1995-10-16 · resigned 2020-11-13
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-director · appointed 1993-12-15 · resigned 1993-12-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 15/12/1995 | 28/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 29/11/1995 | 08/01/1996 |
Recent filings (100 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20