54 QUEEN'S GATE HOTEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04501688 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-02
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£185.9k
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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 23.6y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £185,893
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£347k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Net Worth
£186k
↑ 148% YoY
Current Assets
£999k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£200k£400k£599k£799k£999kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£185.9k£75.1k
Current assets£999.0k£934.6k
Cash£347.2k£356.0k
Debtors£647.7k£574.1k
Net assets£185.9k£75.1k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2023-11-03
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    Charge satisfied #6
  5. 2023-11-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-10-31
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  7. 2023-10-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-10-13
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  9. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-08-01
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  12. 2023-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2018-04-04
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  20. 2018-03-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2018-03-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  22. 2018-03-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2011-10-01
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    ISMAIL MOHAMED, Amr Mamdouh resigned
    director
  24. 2011-09-30
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    ISMAIL MOHAMED, Amr Mamdouh appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-01
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    ISMAIL, Amr Mamdouh Mohamed resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-01
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    ISMAIL, Mamdouh Mohamed resigned
    director
  27. 2006-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #5
  28. 2006-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2006-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2006-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2006-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2006-08-02
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    LOCKE, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-08-02
    ➕
    LOCKE, Stephen appointed
    director
  34. 2006-08-02
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    MOHAMED, Moteia Mamdouh Ismail appointed
    director
  35. 2006-08-02
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    ECCLESTON, Simon John resigned
    secretary
  36. 2006-08-02
    ➖
    CORLETT, Alan Alexander resigned
    director
  37. 2006-08-02
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    ECCLESTON, Simon John resigned
    director
  38. 2006-08-02
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    ISMAIL, Amr Mamdouh Mohamed appointed
    director
  39. 2006-08-02
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    ISMAIL, Mamdouh Mohamed appointed
    director
  40. 2006-08-02
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    MURPHY, Gerard resigned
    director
  41. 2006-08-02
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    SHUCK, Ronald Austin resigned
    director
  42. 2006-08-02
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    SIMPSON, Mark James resigned
    director
  43. 2006-08-02
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    WILLCOCK, Anthony Ivan resigned
    director
  44. 2002-11-25
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    MURPHY, Gerard appointed
    director
  45. 2002-11-25
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    SHUCK, Ronald Austin appointed
    director
  46. 2002-11-25
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    SIMPSON, Mark James appointed
    director
  47. 2002-11-25
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    WILLCOCK, Anthony Ivan appointed
    director
  48. 2002-11-25
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  49. 2002-11-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  50. 2002-11-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Knightsbridge Hotels Limited
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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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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

Fifty Four Boutique Hotel Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fifty Four Boutique Hotel Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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54 QUEEN'S GATE HOTEL LIMITED
This company · 04501688

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
Fifty Four Boutique Hotel Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · 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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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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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
Incorporated2002-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

54 Queens Gate
London
SW7 5JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

LOCKE, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCKE, Stephen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOHAMED, Moteia Mamdouh Ismail→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECCLESTON, Simon John→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-05
Resigned
CORLETT, Alan Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
ECCLESTON, Simon John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
ISMAIL, Amr Mamdouh Mohamed→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-08-02 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
ISMAIL, Mamdouh Mohamed→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-08-02 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
ISMAIL MOHAMED, Amr Mamdouh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-30 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
MURPHY, Gerard→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
SHUCK, Ronald Austin→
director · ~89y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
SIMPSON, Mark James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
WILLCOCK, Anthony Ivan→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/10/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—13/10/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/08/2023—
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge—23/03/201803/11/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property25/11/200205/09/2006
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Third party legal charge (for licensed premises)1 property25/11/200205/09/2006
satisfied
Knightsbridge Hotels
Knightsbridge Hotels Limited
Debenture1 property25/11/200205/09/2006
satisfied
Niche Hotels
Niche Hotels Limited
Debenture2 properties25/11/200205/09/2006
satisfied
Worcester Property Company
Worcester Property Company Limited
Debenture1 property25/11/200205/09/2006
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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27