OPEN DOOR - ST ALBANS

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02868633 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-11-03

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£220.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

45 officers (7 active, 45 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

179 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £220,398

Net assets shrinking

Down £30,969 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£220k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£206k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£220.4k	£251.4k
Current assets	£206.4k	£245.0k
Net assets	£220.4k	£251.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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2026-06-06
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2026-03-31
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2026-03-31
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2026-03-17
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DUNN, Edward resigned
director
2026-03-17
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THOMS, Andrew Christopher resigned
director
2025-10-21
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2025-06-20
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2025-06-16
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WATSON, Carla appointed
director
2024-11-21
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2024-11-20
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2024-11-18
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MERELIE, Rachel appointed
director
2024-11-17
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LANE, David Robert resigned
director
2023-11-27
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GOSINE, Roger Michael appointed
director
2023-11-20
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DUNN, Edward appointed
director
2023-11-20
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MCFARLANE, Rachel resigned
director
2023-11-13
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2023-10-31
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CARVER, Simon John resigned
director
2023-10-31
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GAYGUSUZ, Lucy Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-10-31
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POLLARD, Kerry Patrick resigned
director
2022-10-28
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2022-10-28
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2022-10-17
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THOMS, Andrew Christopher appointed
director
2020-10-12
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LANE, David Robert appointed
director
2019-11-06
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MCFARLANE, Rachel appointed
director
2019-07-31
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PARTIRIDGE, David resigned
director
2018-10-24
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BUTTON, Jacqueline Lee appointed
director
2018-10-24
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UPTON, Richard appointed
director
2018-10-24
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PARTIRIDGE, David appointed
director
2017-11-01
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BAILEY, Joan Margaret resigned
director
2017-09-28
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GAYGUSUZ, Lucy Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-09-25
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BAILES, Ria resigned
secretary
2017-09-25
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BAILES, Ria resigned
secretary
2017-09-25
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CARVER, Simon John appointed
director
2017-09-25
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GOLDBY, Ria resigned
director
2016-09-19
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SHAH, Sumita resigned
director
2016-09-19
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THURMAN, Ian resigned
director
2016-09-19
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WRIGHT, John Reginald Smith resigned
director
2016-09-02
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BAILES, Ria appointed
secretary
2016-09-01
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MCLEOD, Lindsey Audrey appointed
director
2016-09-01
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BAILES, Ria appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DUNN, Edward resigned 2026-03-17; THOMS, Andrew Christopher resigned 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Rachel Merelie Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/11/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

David Robert Laneceased 17/11/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Kerry Pollardceased 12/10/2020· significant influence
Mrs Joan Baileyceased 01/11/2017· significant influence · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1993-11-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

8 Bricket Road

St Albans

Hertfordshire

AL1 3JX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09