APPLEGARTH HOTEL LIMITED

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04408931 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.9y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees162000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2017-11-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2017-08-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2017-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2011-01-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2009-10-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2007-07-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  21. 2002-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLEGARTH HOTEL LIMITED
  22. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    MUMFORD, Alan Scott appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    MUMFORD, Suzanne Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-04-04
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    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-04-04
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    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-04-04
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    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Suzanne Jane Mumford
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Alan Scott Mumford
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Applegarth Villa
College Road
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 1BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MUMFORD, Alan Scott→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-04
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Active
MUMFORD, Suzanne Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-04
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Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/10/2012—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property24/01/201101/11/2017
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property18/07/200714/10/2009
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-15