EDWARDIAN FREE TRADE HALL LTD

🌳Matureactive

07788967 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-27

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 14.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-07-16
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officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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SINGH, Siraj, Mrs. resigned
director
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-01-22
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officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-17
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address · AD01
2023-10-07
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accounts · AA
2022-09-24
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accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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officers · AP01
2022-03-08
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DEAR, Krishma appointed
director
2022-01-05
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accounts · AA
2021-01-10
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accounts · AA
2020-07-15
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mortgage · MR01
2020-07-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited, Henrietta House, Henrietta Place, London, W1G 0NB as the Security Trustee (As Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties)
2020-04-08
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officers · AP01
2020-04-08
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officers · AP01
2020-03-31
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HART, Andrew appointed
director
2020-03-31
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SHAH, Shashi Merag appointed
director
2020-03-31
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SINGH, Amrit, Mrs. appointed
director
2020-03-31
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SINGH, Inderneel appointed
director
2020-03-31
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MORLEY, John Robert resigned
director
2020-03-31
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SINGH, Siraj, Mrs. appointed
director
2013-12-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2013-12-17
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-12-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-12-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-12-05
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as Security Trustee (As Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties)
2013-09-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-02-29
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-11-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC (The Security Trustee)
2011-10-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-09-27
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Company incorporated
As EDWARDIAN FREE TRADE HALL LTD
2011-09-27
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WASON, Vijay appointed
secretary
2011-09-27
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SINGH, Jasminder appointed
director
2011-09-27
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MORLEY, John Robert appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Edwardian Hotel Finance Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Edwardian Hotel Finance Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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EDWARDIAN FREE TRADE HALL LTD

This company · 07788967

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
Edwardian Hotel Finance Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-09-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

173 Cleveland Street

London

W1T 6QR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-11

Last: 2025-09-27