NORTH UIST CAMPING LTD

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SC583814 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£179.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £179,532

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£180k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£108k£144k£180kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£234.3k£236.4k
Current assets£1.6k£1.1k
Net assets£179.5k£171.7k

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

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH UIST CAMPING LTD
  9. 2017-12-13
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    GRIFFITHS, Duncan Craig appointed
    director
  10. 2017-12-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Craig Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

Lochside
Hosta
Isle Of North Uist
Western Isles
HS6 5DF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Duncan Craig→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-12-13
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-09