AULA HOSPITALITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06586299 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-03-27➕HARVEY SAMUEL, Timothy James appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-27➕HARVEY SAMUEL, Timothy James appointeddirector
- 2020-03-27➖FFOLKES DAVIS, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-27➖FFOLKES DAVIS, Paul resigneddirector
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-01➕GUEST, Simon David, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-01-01➕RISTUCCIA, Cristiano Andrea, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-12-31➖HUTCHINSON, Peter, Dr resigneddirector
- 2008-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AULA HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2008-05-07➕FFOLKES DAVIS, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-07➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-07➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-07➕FFOLKES DAVIS, Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-05-07➕HUTCHINSON, Peter, Dr appointeddirector
- 2008-05-07➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-05-07➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Trinity Hall is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Trinity Hall
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AULA HOSPITALITY LIMITED
This company · 06586299
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trinity Hall Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Timothy James Harvey Samuel Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 27/03/2020 |
Dr Simon David Guest Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Cristiano Andrea Ristuccia Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Ffolkes Davisceased 27/03/2020· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Trinity Hall
Cambridge
CB2 1TJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
HARVEY SAMUEL, Timothy James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUEST, Simon David, Dr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-01-01
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HARVEY SAMUEL, Timothy James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-03-27
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RISTUCCIA, Cristiano Andrea, Dr→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-01
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FFOLKES DAVIS, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2020-03-27
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-07
FFOLKES DAVIS, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2020-03-27
HUTCHINSON, Peter, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2015-12-31
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-07
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-29