ALEXANDRIAN HOTELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01524909 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
108 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
£2
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£2
Current assets£2
Net assets£2

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 1997-01-09
    SHAH, Shashi Merag resigned
    director
  17. 1995-12-21
    GULHATI, Satinder Kishore resigned
    director
  18. 1989-10-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 1989-10-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 1983-09-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Credit and Commerce International S Alicensed Depoist Taker
  21. 1983-09-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Credit & Commerce International Societe Ann/Yncelicensed Deposit Taker.
  22. 1980-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDRIAN HOTELS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Edwardian Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edwardian Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALEXANDRIAN HOTELS LIMITED
This company · 01524909

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Edwardian Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

173 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 6QR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WASON, Vijay
secretary
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Active
SINGH, Jasminder
director · ~75y
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Active
GULHATI, Satinder Kishore
director · ~82y · resigned 1995-12-21
Resigned
SHAH, Shashi Merag
director · ~81y · resigned 1997-01-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bank of Credit and Commerce International S Alicensed Depoist Taker
Debenture1 property09/09/198320/10/1989
satisfied
Bank of Credit & Commerce International Societe Ann/Yncelicensed Deposit Taker.
Guarantee & debenture1 property09/09/198320/10/1989

Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-10