ASHBOURNE HOTEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04200499 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£754.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 25.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £754,236
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£45k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£754k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£805k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£161k£322k£483k£644k£805kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£754.2k£660.3k
Current assets£804.5k£764.4k
Cash£44.7k£65.5k
Debtors£744.4k£684.3k
Net assets£754.2k£660.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-11-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-10-28
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  8. 2022-10-28
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  9. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-07-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2021-07-22
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    Charge satisfied #9
  13. 2021-07-22
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    Charge satisfied #8
  14. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-05
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  18. 2018-04-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-09-16
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    Charge satisfied #7
  21. 2015-09-16
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    Charge satisfied #6
  22. 2015-09-16
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2015-09-14
    ➖
    CORNISH, Michael John resigned
    director
  24. 2015-09-14
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2015-09-14
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2013-01-09
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  27. 2013-01-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  28. 2013-01-09
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  29. 2012-12-27
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2012-12-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  31. 2012-12-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 2012-12-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2009-04-30
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    LIDGARD, Audrey resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-05-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  35. 2005-05-01
    ➕
    CORNISH, Michael John appointed
    director
  36. 2005-05-01
    ➖
    LIDGARD, Audrey resigned
    director
  37. 2005-01-05
    ➖
    LIDGARD, John David resigned
    director
  38. 2002-10-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  39. 2001-07-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  40. 2001-06-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  41. 2001-05-25
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    LIDGARD, Ashley Robert appointed
    director
  42. 2001-05-25
    ➕
    LIDGARD, Audrey appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-05-25
    ➕
    LIDGARD, Audrey appointed
    director
  44. 2001-05-25
    ➕
    LIDGARD, John David appointed
    director
  45. 2001-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHBOURNE HOTEL LIMITED
  46. 2001-04-17
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 2001-04-17
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 2001-04-17
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 2001-04-17
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.

Group structure

Oakridge Hotels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Oakridge Hotels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ASHBOURNE HOTEL LIMITED
This company · 04200499

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oakridge Hotels Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2017
Mr Ashley Robert Lidgard
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/04/2017

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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
Incorporated2001-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

The Brackenborough Hotel Ltd Cordeaux Corner
Brackenborough
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0SZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

LIDGARD, Ashley Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIDGARD, Audrey→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2001-04-17
Resigned
CORNISH, Michael John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2015-09-14
Resigned
LIDGARD, Audrey→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned
LIDGARD, John David→
director · ~89y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2005-01-05
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2001-04-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
A registered charge1 property28/10/2022—
outstanding
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
A registered charge1 property28/10/2022—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/09/201522/07/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/09/201522/07/2021
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Deed of legal mortgage1 property09/01/201316/09/2015
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Deed of legal mortgage1 property09/01/201316/09/2015
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Mortgage debenture1 property09/01/201316/09/2015
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/05/200527/12/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property28/10/200227/12/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/07/200127/12/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property01/06/200127/12/2012
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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-07-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20