BARROWFIELD HOTEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06009940 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-27
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 Sept 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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. 3 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
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 3400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-29➖MOSS, Gary resignedsecretary
- 2026-05-29➖MOSS, Gary resigneddirector
- 2026-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-24➕WILSON, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2024-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-09➖WILSON, Jeanne Rose resigneddirector
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-03-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-11-02➕HARPER, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2016-04-01➕MOSS, Gary appointedsecretary
- 2016-04-01➖WILSON, Jeanne Rose resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-01➕MOSS, Gary appointeddirector
- 2012-04-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2012-04-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-03-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-01-07➕BROWN, George Antony appointeddirector
- 2010-12-22➖WILSON, David Guy resigneddirector
- 2010-07-16➖BROWN, George Antony resigneddirector
- 2008-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2008-03-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-09-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-08-10➕WILSON, David Guy appointeddirector
- 2007-07-17➕WILSON, Jeanne Rose appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-17➖LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-17➕BROWN, George Antony appointeddirector
- 2007-07-17➕WILSON, Jeanne Rose appointeddirector
- 2007-07-17➖LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BARROWFIELD HOTEL LIMITED
- 2006-11-27➕LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-27➕LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MOSS, Gary resigned 2026-05-29; MOSS, Gary resigned 2026-05-29
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Samatt Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Samatt Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BARROWFIELD HOTEL LIMITED
This company · 06009940
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Samatt Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jeanne Wilsonceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
2 West Cliff Gardens
C/O Finance Office, Bournemouth Sands Hotel
Bournemouth
BH2 5HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BROWN, George Antony→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARPER, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-11-02
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WILSON, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOSS, Gary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2026-05-29
WILSON, Jeanne Rose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2016-04-01
LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2007-07-17
BROWN, George Antony→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2010-07-16
MOSS, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2026-05-29
WILSON, David Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-08-10 · resigned 2010-12-22
WILSON, Jeanne Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2023-12-09
LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2007-07-17
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Debenture | 2 properties | 30/03/2012 | 07/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge over licensed premises | 1 property | 10/03/2008 | 04/04/2012 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge over licensed premises | 1 property | 20/09/2007 | 03/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/09/2007 | 04/04/2012 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18