GLADSTONE INNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC312351 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£677.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £677,466
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£921k
Net Worth
£677k
Current Assets
£925k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £680.5k |
| Current assets | £925.5k |
| Cash | £921.2k |
| Debtors | £4.3k |
| Net assets | £677.5k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2008-09-29➖1924 NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-23➕WILKINSON, Iona appointeddirector
- 2007-05-24➕MACGREGOR WILKINSON, Scott appointeddirector
- 2007-05-24➖1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs GLADSTONE INNS LIMITED
- 2006-11-22➕1924 NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-22➕1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Macgregor Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/11/2016 |
Mrs Iona Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
C/O Count On You Ltd
10c Ridge Way
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 9JN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MACGREGOR WILKINSON, Scott→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKINSON, Iona→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2008-09-29
1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2007-05-24
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-11