DRUMOSSIE HOTEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC166906 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-10
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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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.4y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
253 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £386,653
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-26 | 2023-09-26 |
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| Profit before tax | £386.7k | £347.3k |
| Average employees | 6400 | 5100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-15🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2021-11-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2021-09-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-26➖MACDONALD, Ruaridh resigneddirector
- 2019-11-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12➖O'CALLAGHAN, Francis resigneddirector
- 2019-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-09➖FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark resigneddirector
- 2016-01-18➖COOK, Robert Barclay resigneddirector
- 2015-08-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-08-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-03-27➕SMITH, Gerard Henry appointeddirector
- 2015-03-27➕COOK, Robert Barclay appointeddirector
- 2015-03-27➕MACDONALD, Ruaridh appointeddirector
- 2013-08-01➖MCMILLAN, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2010-02-24➕MCMILLAN, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2009-11-06➕FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark appointeddirector
- 2009-04-28➖TILLEY, Irene Margaret resigneddirector
- 2009-03-07➕GILLIES, Iain appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-07➕GILLIES, Iain appointeddirector
- 2009-03-07➖TILLEY, Irene Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Trustees of the Gerard H Smith 2004 Trust
- 2008-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Donald John Macdonald and Another
- 2008-11-03➖MACDONALD, Christine resignedsecretary
- 2008-11-03➕TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-03➖MACDONALD, Christine resigneddirector
- 2008-11-03➖MACDONALD, Donald John resigneddirector
- 2008-11-03➕O'CALLAGHAN, Francis appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointeddirector
- 2008-05-30➖BURGESS, Andrew Ian resigneddirector
- 2006-04-21➕BURGESS, Andrew Ian appointeddirector
- 1996-09-25➕MACDONALD, Christine appointedsecretary
- 1996-09-25➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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
1 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.
Group structure
Monument Leisure Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Monument Leisure Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DRUMOSSIE HOTEL LIMITED
This company · SC166906
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 |
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Monument Leisure Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Grange Manor Hotel
Glensburgh
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 8XJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)
Active
GILLIES, Iain→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 2008-11-03
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2009-03-07
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-10 · resigned 1996-09-25
BURGESS, Andrew Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-21 · resigned 2008-05-30
COOK, Robert Barclay→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2016-01-18
FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2016-09-09
MACDONALD, Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 2008-11-03
MACDONALD, Donald John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 2008-11-03
MACDONALD, Ruaridh→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2020-08-26
MCMILLAN, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2013-08-01
O'CALLAGHAN, Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2019-03-12
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2009-04-28
DURANO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-10 · resigned 1996-09-25
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/10/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/08/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Gerard H Smith 2004 Trust | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/2008 | 06/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Donald John Macdonald and Another | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/2008 | 06/08/2015 |
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Recent filings (253 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-12