ALLANTON INN LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC437947 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-30
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19➕REYNOLDS, Katrina Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLANTON INN LTD
- 2012-11-30➕REYNOLDS, William Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katrina Mary Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/11/2016 |
Mr William Paul Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 12.18. SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC585833 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AFINA STAY LIMITED→ SC848283 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANCROFT COUNTRY PARK LIMITED→ 14755034 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANGECROFT CARAVAN PARK LIMITED→ 02924615 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| AS GOOD AS IT GETS COCKTAILS LIMITED→ 15977992 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BARMOOR CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED→ 04981374 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BATHGATE AND DAUGHTER LTD→ SC875811 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEADNELL HOTELS LIMITED→ 00503138 · est 1952 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 74y | — | — |
| BEGLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC667573 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BERTRAMS WARKWORTH LIMITED→ 15130153 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BERWICK CASTLE LTD→ 11815766 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BEST BAR NONE BORDERS LIMITED→ SC504385 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Allanton Inn
Allanton
Duns
Berwickshire
TD11 3JZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
REYNOLDS, Katrina Mary→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REYNOLDS, William Paul→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-30
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-12