AUNTIE PATS BOARDING KENNELS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC355802 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-01-01
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    FERGUSSON, Mary Jane appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2018-09-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  15. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2018-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-01-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: & Another
  21. 2010-01-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2009-04-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2009-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AUNTIE PATS BOARDING KENNELS LTD
  24. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    FERGUSSON, Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    FERGUSSON, John Steel appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-03-02
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-03-02
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  29. 2009-03-02
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Fergusson Leisure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fergusson Leisure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AUNTIE PATS BOARDING KENNELS LTD
This company · SC355802

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fergusson Leisure Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/01/2018
Mr John Steel Fergusson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55201 — Holiday centres and villages

Registered office

Chaptelton Farm
Kirkmichael
Maybole
KA19 7LR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FERGUSSON, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSSON, John Steel→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSSON, Mary Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2009-03-02
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2009-03-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
& Another / John Fergusson
Standard security1 property07/01/201011/09/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property07/01/201008/06/2018
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property23/04/2009—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-28