BLYTHSWOOD APARTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC464438 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-25
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£598.2k
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £598,231
Cash YoY
+104%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£182k
↑ 104% YoY
Net Worth
£598k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£651k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£130k£260k£390k£521k£651kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£674.7k£618.7k
Current assets£650.7k£553.6k
Cash£181.8k£89.1k
Debtors£468.9k£464.4k
Net assets£598.2k£531.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-14
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2019-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-03-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-10-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-10-30
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-01-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-11-17
    CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-11-17
    CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren resigned
    director
  20. 2013-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLYTHSWOOD APARTMENTS LTD
  21. 2013-11-25
    CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm appointed
    director
  22. 2013-11-25
    CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-11-25
    CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Blythswood Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Blythswood Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BLYTHSWOOD APARTMENTS LTD
This company · SC464438

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
Blythswood Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian David Malcolm Campbellceased 16/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Graham Malcolm Mclaren Campbellceased 17/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-11-25
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Active
CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren
secretary · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2017-11-17
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Graham Malcolm Mclaren
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2017-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-05