ISLE OF ARRAN COTTAGES LTD

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SC845456 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-16

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

2 filings — limited history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand

2025-04-16
🏢
Company incorporated
As ISLE OF ARRAN COTTAGES LTD
2025-04-16
➕
FFORDE, Charles John Graham appointed
director
2025-04-16
➕
FFORDE, Marcus appointed
director
2025-04-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FFORDE, Marcus (same surname) appointed 2025-04-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Marcus Fforde Individual · British · DOB 12/2000 · age 26	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/04/2025

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

Incorporated2025-04-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Mclay, Mcalister & Mcgibbon Llp

145 St Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5JF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FFORDE, Charles John Graham→

director · ~78y · appointed 2025-04-16

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Active

FFORDE, Marcus→

director · ~26y · appointed 2025-04-16

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-23

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2025-04-16