PENNYLAND HOUSE LTD

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SC351261 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-13
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-23.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,188

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£23k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£27k-£20k-£14k-£8k-£1k£5kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-23.2k£-23.2k
Current assets£4.9k£4.6k
Net assets£-23.2k£-26.8k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-09
    TAYLOR, Carol resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-09
    TAYLOR, Carol resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-17
    TAYLOR, Raymond St Clair appointed
    director
  12. 2021-11-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-25
    TAYLOR, Raymond St Clair resigned
    director
  17. 2018-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  21. 2010-02-12
    TAYLOR, Samantha Helen resigned
    director
  22. 2010-02-07
    TAYLOR, Raymond St Clair appointed
    director
  23. 2008-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As PENNYLAND HOUSE LTD
  24. 2008-11-13
    TAYLOR, Carol appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-11-13
    TAYLOR, Carol appointed
    director
  26. 2008-11-13
    TAYLOR, Samantha Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: TAYLOR, Carol resigned 2025-12-09; TAYLOR, Carol resigned 2025-12-09

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Pennyland House
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TAYLOR, Raymond St Clair
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-11-17
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Active
TAYLOR, Carol
secretary · appointed 2008-11-13 · resigned 2025-12-09
Resigned
TAYLOR, Carol
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-11-13 · resigned 2025-12-09
Resigned
TAYLOR, Raymond St Clair
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-07 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
TAYLOR, Samantha Helen
director · ~39y · appointed 2008-11-13 · resigned 2010-02-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property26/04/2010
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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19