A C HOSPITALITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09242547 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-30
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£32.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £32,940
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£157k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £32.9k |
| Current assets | £157.1k |
| Net assets | £32.9k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02➕CHAPMAN, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A C HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2014-09-30➕CHAPMAN, Andrew Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Chapman Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 100 LADLES (ACTION FOR HOMELESSNESS & HUNGER) LTD→ 10808659 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 11300164 LIMITED→ 11300164 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 1ST CLASS CUISINE LTD→ 16084343 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 25CLEAN LTD→ 16934329 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 LANGTHORNE STREET (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 03754198 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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| 368 COTTAGE LIMITED→ 16673526 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 SEASONS CAFE LTD→ 13563803 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 44 HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ 13175940 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 5 AKHIS NORTHAMPTON LTD→ 15905715 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
C/O The World's End
Ecton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Andrew Brian→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-30
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CHAPMAN, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-11-02
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-03