SARA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03824560 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-12
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 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 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees18001700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
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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 (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-12-12
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  7. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-08-04
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  11. 2020-07-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2020-07-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2020-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #5
  14. 2020-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  15. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2017-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2016-11-29
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    KAPADIA, Rafique Amir appointed
    director
  22. 2005-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2005-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2005-09-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2003-02-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2003-02-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 2001-10-05
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    KAPADIA, Sukhminder Amir appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-10-05
    ➕
    KAPADIA, Sukhminder Amir appointed
    director
  29. 2001-10-05
    ➖
    TAYEB, Taher, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-10-05
    ➖
    TAYEB, Taher, Mr. resigned
    director
  31. 1999-09-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 1999-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 1999-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As SARA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  34. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    KAPADIA, Amir Tayebali appointed
    director
  35. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    TAYEB, Taher, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  36. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1999-08-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    TAYEB, Taher, Mr. appointed
    director
  39. 1999-08-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1999-08-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

90/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amir Tayebali Kapadia
Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Sukhminder Amir Kapadia
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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
Incorporated1999-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Princes Square Hotel
23-25 Princes Square
London
W2 4NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

KAPADIA, Sukhminder Amir→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPADIA, Amir Tayebali→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPADIA, Rafique Amir→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPADIA, Sukhminder Amir→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYEB, Taher, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-12 · resigned 2001-10-05
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-12 · resigned 1999-08-12
Resigned
TAYEB, Taher, Mr.→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-08-12 · resigned 2001-10-05
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-12 · resigned 1999-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—12/12/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—04/08/2020—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property30/09/200527/07/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property06/02/200327/07/2020
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property06/02/2003—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/09/199902/12/2005
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties24/09/199902/12/2005
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-07-27