ACCUMULUS HOSPITALITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10042868 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,350

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£6.3k
Current assets£23.8k
Net assets£6.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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  2. 2026-04-01
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  3. 2026-03-16
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  4. 2025-12-12
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  5. 2024-11-24
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  6. 2024-06-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-06-12
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  8. 2023-10-23
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  9. 2023-10-19
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  10. 2023-10-16
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  11. 2023-09-29
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  12. 2023-09-29
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  13. 2023-09-28
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  14. 2023-09-28
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  15. 2023-09-27
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  16. 2023-09-27
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  17. 2023-09-27
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  18. 2023-09-27
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    address · AD01
  19. 2023-03-31
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    HURST, Thomas Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2022-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-04-06
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    HURST, Samuel Benjamin appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCUMULUS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
  24. 2016-03-04
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    HURST, Michael Arthur Benjamin appointed
    director
  25. 2016-03-04
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    HURST, Thomas Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sophie Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2024
Mr Michael Arthur Benjamin Hurst
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Samuel Benjamin Hurst
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Michael Hurstceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

2nd Floor 4 Finkin Street
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 6QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HURST, Michael Arthur Benjamin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-04
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Active
HURST, Samuel Benjamin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-04-06
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Active
HURST, Thomas Michael→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29