THE OAKBANK COMMUNITY INN SANDBANK (OCIS) LTD

⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
SC757652 · converted-or-closed · incorporated 2023-02-03
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Worth a look
Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (8 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
12 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
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-08-07
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  2. 2024-08-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2024-08-07
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    Company dissolved
  4. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2023-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-12-01
    MARSH, Helen Winifred appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-12-01
    CUDDIHY, Caroline Mary appointed
    director
  14. 2023-12-01
    HARVEY, Richard Thomas appointed
    director
  15. 2023-12-01
    MACNAUGHTON, Iain James appointed
    director
  16. 2023-12-01
    MARSH, Helen Winifred appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-01
    MARSH, Nigel appointed
    director
  18. 2023-12-01
    RANKIN, William Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2023-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As THE OAKBANK COMMUNITY INN SANDBANK (OCIS) LTD
  20. 2023-02-03
    MCKILLOP, Susan Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Anne Mckillop
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
sig. influencesignificant influence03/02/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusconverted-closed
Typeconverted-or-closed
Incorporated2023-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Broxwood Cottage
Sandbank
Argyll
PA23 8PD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-01-28

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

MARSH, Helen Winifred
secretary · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
CUDDIHY, Caroline Mary
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
HARVEY, Richard Thomas
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
MACNAUGHTON, Iain James
director · ~75y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
MARSH, Helen Winifred
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
MARSH, Nigel
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
MCKILLOP, Susan Anne
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-02-03
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Active
RANKIN, William Robert
director · ~80y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2024-08-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-03