ABBEY HOTELS (MINSTER) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06617531 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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  2. 2025-07-10
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  3. 2025-07-10
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  4. 2025-05-13
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    ODEDRA, Babu Veja resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2024-03-05
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  7. 2023-06-28
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  8. 2023-03-29
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    ODEDRA, Sukha Veja resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-03-29
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    ODEDRA, Sukha Veja resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2022-03-01
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  12. 2021-06-10
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  13. 2020-02-27
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  14. 2019-03-05
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  15. 2018-03-01
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  16. 2017-02-28
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  17. 2016-07-04
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  18. 2016-03-03
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  19. 2015-07-03
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  20. 2015-01-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2008-06-12
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    ODEDRA, Avesh Sukha appointed
    director
  22. 2008-06-12
    ➕
    ODEDRA, Sukha Veja appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-12
    ➕
    ODEDRA, Babu Veja appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-12
    ➕
    ODEDRA, Sukha Veja appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-12
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEY HOTELS (MINSTER) LIMITED
  27. 2008-06-11
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

2 The Willows
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ODEDRA, Avesh Sukha→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-06-12
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Active
ODEDRA, Sukha Veja→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-12 · resigned 2023-03-29
Resigned
ODEDRA, Babu Veja→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-06-12 · resigned 2025-05-13
Resigned
ODEDRA, Sukha Veja→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-06-12 · resigned 2023-03-29
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2008-06-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—05/01/2015—
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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25