AQUIS HOTELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07809674 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-13
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-11-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-09-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-11-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-30
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    KOULADIS, Nicholas, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    DOUVROU, Maria resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-14
    ➖
    HOWELL, David resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-09
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    KENT, Ioannis resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-01
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    BOWEN, Neil Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-01
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    KOULADIS, Nicholas, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2013-12-01
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    DOUVROU, Maria appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-30
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    KOULADIS, Nicholas, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2013-02-11
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    BOWEN, Neil Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2012-01-24
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    BOWEN, Neil Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2011-11-04
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    HOWELL, David appointed
    director
  29. 2011-11-04
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    KOULADIS, Nicholas, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2011-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUIS HOTELS LIMITED
  31. 2011-10-13
    ➕
    KENT, Ioannis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Ioannis Kent
Individual · Greek · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/10/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Eleni Kentceased 20/10/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Dr Ioannis Kentceased 01/12/2018· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Francis House
2 Park Road
Barnet
Herts
EN5 5RN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BOWEN, Neil Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWEN, Neil Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-01-24 · resigned 2013-02-11
Resigned
DOUVROU, Maria→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
HOWELL, David→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-11-04 · resigned 2015-01-14
Resigned
KENT, Ioannis→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-10-13 · resigned 2014-10-09
Resigned
KOULADIS, Nicholas, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
KOULADIS, Nicholas, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-04 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-11