DALMUNZIE CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC453492 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-01
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
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2020-09-01
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    JENNINGS, Nicholas David De Burgh appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-09-01
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    SMITH, Nicole resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-09-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-01-22
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    ANGEST, Frederick Alexander Henry appointed
    director
  15. 2020-01-22
    ➕
    ANGEST, Gabriella Christina Francesca appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicole appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-01-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2019-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  25. 2019-12-02
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    ANGEST, Henry, Sir appointed
    director
  26. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    ASTON, Roger, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2013-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As DALMUNZIE CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED
  28. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    ASTON, Roger, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

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

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Flowidea Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DALMUNZIE CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED
This company · SC453492

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Flowidea Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Roger Astonceased 02/12/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

C/O Morris & Young Chartered Accountants
6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

JENNINGS, Nicholas David De Burgh→
secretary · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEST, Frederick Alexander Henry→
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEST, Gabriella Christina Francesca→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANGEST, Henry, Sir→
director · ~86y · appointed 2019-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Nicole→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-22 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
ASTON, Roger, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-09-02