NICOL STREET LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC446506 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-02
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-18➖ARNOTT, Robert Graeme resigneddirector
- 2018-10-18➖RUSSELL, Gordon Iain resigneddirector
- 2018-07-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-07➖LAING, Thomas Fleming resigneddirector
- 2016-03-07➕RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointeddirector
- 2013-07-31➕LAING, Thomas Fleming appointeddirector
- 2013-04-04➕MACKAY-CAMPBELL, Dallas Margaret appointeddirector
- 2013-04-04➕ARNOTT, Robert Graeme appointeddirector
- 2013-04-04➖ROSS, Bryan resigneddirector
- 2013-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs NICOL STREET LTD
- 2013-04-02➕ROSS, Bryan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Dallas Margaret Mackay-Campbell Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Caledonian Heritable Ltdceased 18/10/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| B&C WOK LTD→ SC884586 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEGGERS' BANQUET LIMITED→ SC370374 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BELOVED! GROUP LTD→ SC863639 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BENARTY CHIPPY LTD→ SC858506 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOARDWALK BARS & BISTROS LIMITED→ SC706506 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRAESIDE ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC574257 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BREWS & DUNES LTD→ SC781831 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURACH LIMITED→ SC549466 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
31 Townsend Place
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1HB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MACKAY-CAMPBELL, Dallas Margaret→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOTT, Robert Graeme→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-04-04 · resigned 2018-10-18
LAING, Thomas Fleming→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2016-03-07
ROSS, Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2013-04-04
RUSSELL, Gordon Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-07 · resigned 2018-10-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-02-05