ANDREW BROWNSWORD HOTELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04890274 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-08

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-29	2023-12-31
Average employees	2400	2300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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capital · SH19
2025-06-24
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legacy
capital · SH20
2025-06-24
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-06-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
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WADEY, Shelley Jane appointed
director
2024-12-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-14
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WADEY, Shelley Jane appointed
secretary
2024-10-14
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TYRRELL, Peter resigned
secretary
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-13
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TYRRELL, Peter resigned
director
2023-10-20
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-10-20
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legacy
capital · SH20
2023-10-20
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-10-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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HOCKING, Stephanie resigned
director
2023-05-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-09
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BADLEY, John Paul appointed
director
2023-03-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-05-15
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BROWNSWORD-MATTHEWS, Alessandra Lucinda Felicitie appointed
director
2019-05-15
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MATTHEWS, David John appointed
director
2018-12-20
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HOUGHTON, Jocelyn Deborah resigned
secretary
2018-12-20
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TYRRELL, Peter appointed
secretary
2018-12-20
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HOUGHTON, Deborah Jocelyn resigned
director
2018-12-20
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TYRRELL, Peter appointed
director
2017-01-27
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HOUGHTON, Jocelyn Deborah appointed
secretary
2017-01-27
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SKEDD, Alison resigned
secretary
2017-01-27
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HOUGHTON, Deborah Jocelyn appointed
director
2017-01-27
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SKEDD, Alison Jane resigned
director
2016-03-07
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HOCKING, Stephanie appointed
director
2015-12-31
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CARRUTHERS, Jason resigned
director
2014-07-01
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CAINES, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2014-07-01
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CARRUTHERS, Jason appointed
director
2014-03-26
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BURROWS, Nicholas James resigned
secretary
2014-03-26
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SKEDD, Alison appointed
secretary
2014-03-26
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SKEDD, Alison Jane appointed
director
2014-03-21
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HALLIDAY, Nicholas resigned
director
2013-12-30
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BURROWS, Nicholas James appointed
secretary
2013-12-30
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HOUGHTON, Deborah Jocelyn resigned
secretary
2013-12-30
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HOUGHTON, Deborah Jocelyn resigned
director
2012-11-01
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HOUGHTON, Deborah Jocelyn appointed
director
2006-06-01
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HALLIDAY, Nicholas appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWNSWORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-06-24: legacy; 2023-10-20: legacy

Group structure

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

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The Bath Priory Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ANDREW BROWNSWORD HOTELS LIMITED

This company · 04890274

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Bath Priory Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	29/04/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Alessandra Lucinda Felicitie Brownsword-Matthewsceased 29/04/2022· 75-100% shares
Mr Andrew Douglas Brownswordceased 08/12/2020· 75-100% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-09-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

4 Queen Square

Bath

BA1 2HA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08