ALDEBURGH HOTELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03395695 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 28.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2019-04-17
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2019-04-16
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  14. 2019-04-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-04-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    HILL, Jennifer Caroline appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-03-07
    ➖
    ROWAN-ROBINSON, Timothy resigned
    director
  21. 1999-11-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1998-04-24
    ➖
    HEALD, Michael Guy Hilliard resigned
    director
  23. 1997-11-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1997-11-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 1997-10-14
    ➕
    HEALD, Lucinda Jane Fullerton appointed
    director
  26. 1997-10-14
    ➕
    WHYBROW, Joan Annette appointed
    director
  27. 1997-10-14
    ➕
    HEALD, Michael Guy Hilliard appointed
    director
  28. 1997-10-14
    ➕
    ROWAN-ROBINSON, Timothy appointed
    director
  29. 1997-10-14
    ➖
    BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 1997-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDEBURGH HOTELS LIMITED
  31. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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

Group structure

The Hotel Folk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Hotel Folk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALDEBURGH HOTELS LIMITED
This company · 03395695

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
The Hotel Folk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Thorpeness Hotel & Golf Club Lakeside Avenue
Thorpeness
Leiston
Suffolk
IP16 4NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HILL, Jennifer Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEALD, Lucinda Jane Fullerton→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHYBROW, Joan Annette→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
HEALD, Michael Guy Hilliard→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-10-14 · resigned 1998-04-24
Resigned
ROWAN-ROBINSON, Timothy→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-10-14 · resigned 2011-03-07
Resigned
BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 1997-10-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge of licensed premises1 property18/11/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property14/11/1997—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property14/11/1997—
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Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29