WOODLEY HOTELS (KENSINGTON) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08384806 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 11.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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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 employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-03-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2026-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-08-15
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-03-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-03-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
  12. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-01
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    LIU, Chun Bong Edwin Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2022-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2019-12-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
  24. 2019-10-14
    ➕
    HOH, Chin Yiep appointed
    director
  25. 2019-10-14
    ➖
    TENG, Heng Chew resigned
    director
  26. 2019-09-02
    ➖
    ONG, Teng Choon resigned
    director
  27. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    TENG, Heng Chew appointed
    director
  28. 2016-02-29
    ➖
    LOW, Yee Khim resigned
    director
  29. 2014-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
  30. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    TOH, Giap Eng appointed
    director
  31. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    DHRONA, Girishkumar Devchand Jhina resigned
    secretary
  32. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    DHRONA, Girishkumar Devchand resigned
    director
  33. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    DHRONA, Kishor Devchand resigned
    director
  34. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    DHRONA, Vasantlal Devchand Jhina resigned
    director
  35. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    LOW, Yee Khim appointed
    director
  36. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    MADAN, Ramesh Kumar resigned
    director
  37. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    ONG, Teng Choon appointed
    director
  38. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    SOMAIYA, Nareshkumar Harjivan resigned
    director
  39. 2013-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WOODLEY HOTELS (KENSINGTON) LTD
  40. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    DHRONA, Girishkumar Devchand Jhina appointed
    secretary
  41. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    DHRONA, Girishkumar Devchand appointed
    director
  42. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    DHRONA, Kishor Devchand appointed
    director
  43. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    DHRONA, Vasantlal Devchand Jhina appointed
    director
  44. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    MADAN, Ramesh Kumar appointed
    director
  45. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    SOMAIYA, Nareshkumar Harjivan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Toh Giap Eng
Individual · Singaporean · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Giap Eng Toh
Individual · Singaporean · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Toh Khai Chengceased 16/12/2025· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Teng Choon Ongceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr Heng Chew Tengceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Heeton Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Giap Eng Tohceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr Khai Cheng Tohceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

7-10 Adam Street
London
WC2N 6AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HOH, Chin Yiep→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIU, Chun Bong Edwin Stephen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOH, Giap Eng→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DHRONA, Girishkumar Devchand Jhina→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
DHRONA, Girishkumar Devchand→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
DHRONA, Kishor Devchand→
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
DHRONA, Vasantlal Devchand Jhina→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
LOW, Yee Khim→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned
MADAN, Ramesh Kumar→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
ONG, Teng Choon→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2019-09-02
Resigned
SOMAIYA, Nareshkumar Harjivan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
TENG, Heng Chew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2019-10-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
United Overseas Bank , London Branch
United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
A registered charge1 property28/03/2025—
satisfied
United Overseas Bank , London Branch
United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
A registered charge1 property12/12/201916/03/2026
satisfied
United Overseas Bank , London Branch
United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
A registered charge1 property18/08/201413/12/2019
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29