ASCOT HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.46M | £1.29M |
| Current assets | £331.1k | £365.1k |
| Cash | £149.5k | £207.0k |
| Debtors | £179.1k | £150.0k |
| Net assets | £1.22M | £1.09M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2016-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-16➕LYON, Fiona Jane appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-16➖KIRKPATRICK, Ann Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-18➕KIRKPATRICK, David Thomas appointeddirector
- 2008-07-18➖JOHNSON, Catherine Mary resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-18➕KIRKPATRICK, Ann Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-18➖JOHNSON, Stephen William resigneddirector
- 2008-07-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Abbey National PLC
- 2008-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1998-03-25➕JOHNSON, Catherine Mary appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-25➖JOHNSON, Stephen William resignedsecretary
- 1998-03-25➖JOHNSON, Douglas Edward resigneddirector
- 1993-10-15➖JOHNSON, Douglas Edward resigneddirector
- 1988-08-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCOT HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
cleanGroup structure
Ascot House Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ascot House Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Abbey National PLC | Third party legal and general charge | 1 property | 18/07/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/08/1988 | 15/07/2008 |