4C HOTELS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02073517 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
15 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 39.2y
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 39.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 1100 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-15➕BOGHANI-NATHOO, Munira Nashir appointeddirector
- 2025-05-15➕NATHOO, Al-Karim appointeddirector
- 2025-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-23🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-09-02🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2016-06-01➕NATHOO, Al-Karim appointedsecretary
- 2013-05-28🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-09-28🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-11-30➖BOGHANI, Shiraz Noormohamed resigneddirector
- 2010-11-30🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2009-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2009-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2009-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-06-02🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-11-28🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-11-28🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-28🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-28🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-10-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1997-06-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1997-06-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-06-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1990-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1987-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1986-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 4C HOTELS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NATHOO, Al-Karim (same surname) appointed 2025-05-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ciw Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ciw Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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4C HOTELS LIMITED
This company · 02073517
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 |
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Ciw Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- 4c Victoria Ltdceased 07/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Bashir Hakamali Nathooceased 04/10/2021· significant influence
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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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
Incorporated1986-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
31 Lisson Grove
London
NW1 6UB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
BOGHANI-NATHOO, Munira Nashir→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NATHOO, Al-Karim→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-15
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Active
BOGHANI, Shiraz Noormohamed→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2010-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
15
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/09/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 28/09/2011 | 22/05/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/11/2010 | 13/02/2019 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 02/06/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/11/2002 | 13/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/11/2002 | 13/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/11/2002 | 11/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/11/2002 | 11/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/06/1997 | 11/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/06/1997 | 11/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/06/1997 | 13/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 05/10/1990 | 15/10/1997 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/03/1987 | 13/02/2019 |
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Recent filings (139 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28