LANGASS LODGE LIMITED

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SC164740 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£571.0k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.3y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 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 £570,989
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,045 YoY
Cash YoY
+1152%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£434k
↑ 1152% YoY
Net Worth
£571k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£444k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£119k£239k£358k£478k£597kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£849.6k£880.1k
Current assets£443.7k£459.1k
Cash£434.1k£34.7k
Debtors—£417.6k
Net assets£571.0k£597.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2022-04-28
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    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2022-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2022-04-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-04-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2021-12-23
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  10. 2021-06-15
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  11. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-25
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-12-31
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  14. 2018-12-22
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  15. 2018-04-09
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  16. 2017-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-01
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    MOFFAT, John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-04-01
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    NICOLSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-07-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2009-01-12
    ➖
    MACDONALD, George Hugh resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-01-12
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    NICOLSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2004-03-11
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    LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville resigned
    director
  25. 1996-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As LANGASS LODGE LIMITED
  26. 1996-04-05
    ➕
    LEVESON-GOWER, Niall, The Honourable appointed
    director
  27. 1996-04-05
    ➕
    MACDONALD, George Hugh appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-04-05
    ➕
    LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niall James Leveson Gower
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Langass Lodge
Langass
Isle Of North Uist
HS6 5HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOFFAT, John→
secretary · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEVESON-GOWER, Niall, The Honourable→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, George Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-05 · resigned 2009-01-12
Resigned
NICOLSON SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
LEVESON-GOWER, Granville George Fergus, The Earl Granville→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-04-05 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property25/07/201328/04/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property17/01/200525/04/2022

Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31