LOCHABER ACCOMMODATION SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC638381 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-09
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
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£66.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £66,306

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 931% YoY
Current Assets
£144k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£8k£22k£53k£83k£113k£144kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£66.3k£-8.0k
Current assets£143.6k£91.1k
Net assets£66.3k£-8.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-08-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2021-07-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOCHABER ACCOMMODATION SERVICES LTD
  12. 2019-08-09
    SMITH, Alastair James appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-09
    SMITH, Moira appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair James Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
2550%
25-50% shares09/08/2019
Mrs Moira Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares09/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Torcastle Lodge
Banavie
Fort William
PH33 7PB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Alastair James
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-08-09
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Active
SMITH, Moira
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-08-09
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-08-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-06