ARDBRECKNISH HOUSE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC613975 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£84k-£67k-£50k-£33k-£16k£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-83.6k
Current assets£1.4k
Net assets£-83.6k
Average employees300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-05-28
    SURGEONER, Jonathan resigned
    director
  5. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-03-23
    SURGEONER, Jonathan appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDBRECKNISH HOUSE LTD
  17. 2018-11-19
    SURGEONER, Sarah, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Sarah Surgeoner
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

Ardbrecknish House Ardbrecknish
South Lochaweside
Dalmally
PA33 1BH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SURGEONER, Sarah, Dr
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-19
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Active
SURGEONER, Jonathan
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-03-23 · resigned 2024-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08