COULVIEW POD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC736331 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23➕BAIN, George appointeddirector
- 2023-01-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs COULVIEW POD LTD
- 2022-06-23➕BAIN, Darren Allan appointeddirector
- 2022-06-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BAIN, Darren Allan (same surname) appointed 2022-06-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Darren Allan Bain Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/06/2022 |
Mr Darren Allan Bain Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CHILLI (HIGHLAND) LTD→ SC751212 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CHIMES (FORRES) LTD.→ SC259959 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CITY HOTELS (ABERDEEN) LTD→ SC537037 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CNSW LTD→ SC881261 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONSTABLE'S BOTHY LTD→ SC881835 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COOK STREET LTD→ SC722730 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| COSY NESS ESCAPE LTD→ SC837789 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CROFTERS KITCHEN LTD→ SC808011 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CS OPS 1241 LTD→ SC590222 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CULBOKIE INN LTD→ SC882783 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CVGH LIMITED→ SC588181 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| D & A NICOLSON LTD→ SC866058 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Fourpenny House
Skelbo
Dornoch
Highland
IV25 3QF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAIN, Darren Allan→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-23
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BAIN, George→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-01-23
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-23