ABBINGTON HOTEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05686019 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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
10 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 20.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-19🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Market Financial Solutions Limited
- 2025-12-19🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Market Financial Solutions Limited
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15➕DI GRADO, Sofia appointeddirector
- 2024-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-27🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-04-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2020-06-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-06-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-06-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Pivot Lending No.2 Limited
- 2019-06-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Pivot Lending No.2 Limited
- 2015-11-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2012-01-01➖D'ANGELO, Antonio resigneddirector
- 2006-04-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-04-01➕DI GRADO, Frank appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-01➕DI GRADO, Frank appointeddirector
- 2006-04-01➖D'ANGELO, Rosetta resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBINGTON HOTEL LIMITED
- 2006-01-24➕D'ANGELO, Antonio appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➖D'ANGELO, Antonio resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➕D'ANGELO, Rosetta appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➕DIGRADO, Frank appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➖DIGRADO, Frank resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-24➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-24➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-24➕D'ANGELO, Antonio appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Sofia Di Grado Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2019 |
Mr Frank Di Grado Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Antonio D'Angeloceased 21/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AA 001 LTD→ 16554946 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| AA 003 LTD→ 16555003 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
See pricing →🔒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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
23 Hitchin Road
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 3BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
DI GRADO, Frank→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DI GRADO, Sofia→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
D'ANGELO, Antonio→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2006-01-24
D'ANGELO, Rosetta→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2006-04-01
DIGRADO, Frank→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2006-01-24
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2006-01-24
D'ANGELO, Antonio→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-01-24 · resigned 2012-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
8
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Market Financial Solutions Market Financial Solutions Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Market Financial Solutions Market Financial Solutions Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Pivot Lending No.2 Pivot Lending No.2 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/06/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Pivot Lending No.2 Pivot Lending No.2 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/06/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/11/2015 | 25/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 07/04/2006 | 25/06/2019 |
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Recent filings (75 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-13