A.B. HOTELS (FIVE LAKES) LIMITED
📈Growthactive
09985535 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£18.81M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
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
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,281,011
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 16% YoY
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
Turnover YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18.81M | £16.25M |
| Gross profit | £8.53M | £6.87M |
| Operating profit | £1.30M | £-985.7k |
| Profit before tax | £1.28M | £-994.9k |
| Average employees | 29600 | 29000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-05-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-11-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-25➕POTTER, John Hector appointeddirector
- 2021-10-25➖BEJERANO, Abraham resigneddirector
- 2021-10-25➖BEJERANO, Alon resigneddirector
- 2021-10-25➖BEJERANO, Rafael resigneddirector
- 2021-10-25➖BEJERANO, Sarah Adele resigneddirector
- 2021-10-25➖BEJERANO, Vivien Judith resigneddirector
- 2021-10-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alon Bejerano
- 2016-05-02➕BEJERANO, Abraham appointeddirector
- 2016-05-02➕BEJERANO, Rafael appointeddirector
- 2016-05-02➕BEJERANO, Sarah Adele appointeddirector
- 2016-05-02➕BEJERANO, Vivien Judith appointeddirector
- 2016-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A.B. HOTELS (FIVE LAKES) LIMITED
- 2016-02-03➕BEJERANO, Alon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Potters Resorts Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Potters Resorts Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A.B. HOTELS (FIVE LAKES) LIMITED
This company · 09985535
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Potters Resorts Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Abraham Bejeranoceased 25/10/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
2 Westbrook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S11 8YZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
POTTER, John Hector→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEJERANO, Abraham→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2021-10-25
BEJERANO, Alon→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-03 · resigned 2021-10-25
BEJERANO, Rafael→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2021-10-25
BEJERANO, Sarah Adele→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2021-10-25
BEJERANO, Vivien Judith→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2021-10-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Alon Bejerano | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/10/2021 | 12/06/2024 |
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Recent filings (50 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26