A.B. HOTELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01467761 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-19
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
18 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 45.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
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
18 charges (18/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
137 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,475,891
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 | 2024-10-27 | 2023-10-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17.52M |
| Gross profit | — | £8.07M |
| Operating profit | — | £2.19M |
| Profit before tax | £2.48M | £2.17M |
| Average employees | 29700 | 27800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (53 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-05-04📄mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2017-05-04🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2017-03-01🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-31➕BEJERANO, Sharon Rose appointeddirector
- 2016-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2015-12-03➕BEJERANO, Sarah Adele appointeddirector
- 2015-10-31➖GEGEN BAUER, Willy Benedict resigneddirector
- 2014-10-24🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Trustees of Ab Hotels Retirement Benefit Scheme
- 2011-09-14➕BEJERANO, Alon appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-14➕BEJERANO, Alon appointeddirector
- 2011-09-14➕BEJERANO, Rafael appointeddirector
- 2011-09-14➖BEJERANO, Vivien Judith resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2007-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2007-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2007-05-17🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2007-03-12🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-03-12🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-03-12🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-03-12🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2007-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2007-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2007-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2002-05-01➕GEGEN BAUER, Willy Benedict appointeddirector
- 2000-12-14🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-10-05🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-10-05🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-09-27🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1986-11-05🔒Charge registered #8Lender: John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Limited
- 1986-09-09🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-01-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Limited
- 1983-02-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-02-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mansfield Brewery Public Limited Company
- 1981-04-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ansells Brewery LTD
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Abraham Bejerano Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
West Walk Building
110 Regent Road
Leicester
LE1 7LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (7 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
BEJERANO, Alon→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEJERANO, Rafael→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-14
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BEJERANO, Sarah Adele→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-12-03
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BEJERANO, Sharon Rose→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-01-31
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Active
BEJERANO, Vivien Judith→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-09-14
GEGEN BAUER, Willy Benedict→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2015-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
18
Total charges
8
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:18 of 18 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/03/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Trustees of Ab Hotels Retirement Benefit Scheme | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/10/2014 | 04/05/2017 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/03/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/03/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/03/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/03/2007 | 17/05/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 14/12/2000 | 17/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/10/1994 | 17/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/10/1994 | 17/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 27/09/1994 | 17/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/11/1986 | 23/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 09/09/1986 | 23/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/01/1985 | 23/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 03/02/1983 | 23/02/2007 | |
| outstanding | Mansfield Brewery Public Company Mansfield Brewery Public Limited Company | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/02/1983 | — | |
| outstanding | Ansells Brewery Ansells Brewery LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/04/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/04/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/04/1981 | — |
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Recent filings (137 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-05