MONUMENT LEISURE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC343464 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-27
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 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
84 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-262023-09-26
Average employees301—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-06
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2025-03-13
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    auditors-resignation-company
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  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
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  5. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
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  6. 2022-09-26
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  7. 2022-03-29
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  8. 2021-09-22
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  9. 2021-06-08
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  10. 2021-04-13
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-10-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-08-26
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    MACDONALD, Ruaridh resigned
    director
  15. 2019-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-10-11
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  17. 2019-10-11
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  18. 2019-10-11
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  19. 2019-10-11
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  20. 2019-10-11
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    annual-return · RP04AR01
  21. 2018-09-10
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    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis resigned
    director
  22. 2016-01-18
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    COOK, Robert Barclay resigned
    director
  23. 2015-03-27
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    SMITH, Gerard Henry appointed
    director
  24. 2015-03-27
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    COOK, Robert Barclay appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-27
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    MACDONALD, Ruaridh appointed
    director
  26. 2013-05-31
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    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark resigned
    director
  27. 2013-05-31
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    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark resigned
    director
  28. 2009-11-06
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    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark appointed
    director
  29. 2009-11-06
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    FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark appointed
    director
  30. 2009-10-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Donald John Macdonald & Another
  31. 2009-03-07
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    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-03-07
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    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    director
  33. 2009-03-07
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    TILLEY, Irene Margaret resigned
    secretary
  34. 2009-03-07
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    TILLEY, Irene Margaret resigned
    director
  35. 2008-06-23
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    TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointed
    secretary
  36. 2008-06-23
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    CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2008-06-23
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    MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
    director
  38. 2008-06-23
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    O'CALLAGHAN, Francis appointed
    director
  39. 2008-06-23
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    TILLEY, Irene Margaret appointed
    director
  40. 2008-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MONUMENT LEISURE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  41. 2008-05-27
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    CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  42. 2008-05-27
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    MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +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 candidate

Strong 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 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Gillies
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares · trust interest03/07/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Roderick Macdonaldceased 03/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Iain Gilliesceased 09/06/2018· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Grange Manor Hotel
Glensburgh
Grangemouth
FK3 8XJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

GILLIES, Iain→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-07
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Active
GILLIES, Iain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-03-07
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Active
SMITH, Gerard Henry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-27
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Active
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2009-03-07
Resigned
CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2008-06-23
Resigned
COOK, Robert Barclay→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2016-01-18
Resigned
FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
FRANSSEN, Ivan Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
MACDONALD, Ruaridh→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2020-08-26
Resigned
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2008-06-23
Resigned
O'CALLAGHAN, Francis→
director · ~87y · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2018-09-10
Resigned
TILLEY, Irene Margaret→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-23 · resigned 2009-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Donald John Macdonald & Another
Floating charge1 property26/10/2009—
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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-13