ABBOTS MEWS HOTELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01869788 · ltd · incorporated 1984-12-07

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 May 2025

Net worth

£320.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 41.1y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 41.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £320,050

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£320k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£320.1k	—
Debtors	£320.1k	—
Net assets	£320.1k	—
Average employees	—	0

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-05-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-05-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-02-25
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BROWN, Janet Dawn resigned
secretary
2018-02-25
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BROWN, Janet Dawn resigned
director
2017-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-05-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2008-11-14
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Charge satisfied #13
2004-06-21
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Charge registered #14
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2004-06-21
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Charge registered #13
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #12
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #11
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #10
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #9
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #8
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #7
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #6
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #5
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #4
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2002-12-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2002-11-22
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BROWN, Frederick Hunter appointed
director
2002-11-22
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BROWN, Janet Dawn appointed
secretary
2002-11-22
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DEARNLEY, Patricia Ann resigned
secretary
2002-11-22
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BROWN, Janet Dawn appointed
director
2002-11-22
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DEARNLEY, John Noel resigned
director
2002-11-22
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DEARNLEY, Patricia Ann resigned
director
2002-11-22
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DEARNLEY, Stephen resigned
director
2002-11-22
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VAN VELZEN, Gillian Patricia resigned
director
2001-07-19
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1997-08-30
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DEARNLEY, John Noel appointed
director
1997-08-30
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DEARNLEY, Stephen appointed
director
1997-08-30
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VAN VELZEN, Gillian Patricia appointed
director
1997-07-14
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DEARNLEY, Noel Frank resigned
director
1995-10-25
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1995-10-25
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1995-10-25
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1995-10-25
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

London Ebor Developments Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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London Ebor Developments Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABBOTS MEWS HOTELS LIMITED

This company · 01869788

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
London Ebor Developments Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-12-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Independence House Millfield Lane

Nether Poppleton

York

YO26 6PH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-01

Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BROWN, Frederick Hunter→

director · ~87y · appointed 2002-11-22

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Active

BROWN, Janet Dawn→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-22 · resigned 2018-02-25

Resigned

DEARNLEY, Patricia Ann→

secretary · resigned 2002-11-22

Resigned

BROWN, Janet Dawn→

director · ~86y · appointed 2002-11-22 · resigned 2018-02-25

Resigned

DEARNLEY, John Noel→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-08-30 · resigned 2002-11-22

Resigned

DEARNLEY, Noel Frank→

director · ~100y · resigned 1997-07-14

Resigned

DEARNLEY, Patricia Ann→

director · ~97y · resigned 2002-11-22

Resigned

DEARNLEY, Stephen→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-08-30 · resigned 2002-11-22

Resigned

VAN VELZEN, Gillian Patricia→

director · ~69y · appointed 1997-08-30 · resigned 2002-11-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Debenture	1 property	21/06/2004	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Legal charge	1 property	21/06/2004	14/11/2008
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	19/07/2001	03/12/2002
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/10/1995	03/12/2002
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/10/1995	03/12/2002
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/10/1995	03/12/2002
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/10/1995	03/12/2002
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	25/10/1995	03/12/2002
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	12/08/1991	03/12/2002
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	12/08/1991	03/12/2002
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	12/08/1991	03/12/2002
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	12/08/1991	03/12/2002
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	07/01/1990	03/12/2002
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	20/03/1985	03/12/2002

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