PENNYGOWN HOLIDAY PARK LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC575162 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£32.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £32,030
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,572 YoY
Cash YoY
+73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99.0k | £98.8k |
| Current assets | £8.7k | £7.7k |
| Cash | £2.3k | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £6.4k | £6.4k |
| Net assets | £32.0k | £68.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05➖MACGILLIVRAY, Shona Jane resigneddirector
- 2024-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-01➕MACGILLIVRAY, Kerrie Hazel appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs PENNYGOWN HOLIDAY PARK LTD
- 2017-09-01➕MACGILLIVRAY, Fiona Margaret appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➕MACGILLIVRAY, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➕MACGILLIVRAY, Shona Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Alexander Macgillivray Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300
Registered office
Unit 8 Golspie Business Park
Golspie
Sutherland
KW10 6UB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MACGILLIVRAY, Fiona Margaret→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACGILLIVRAY, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACGILLIVRAY, Kerrie Hazel→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACGILLIVRAY, Shona Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2024-12-05
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08