ATHOL HOTEL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10722968 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£-184.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £184,170

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£184k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£331
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£184k-£147k-£110k-£73k-£36k£836Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-184.2k£-146.9k
Current assets£331£836
Net assets£-184.2k£-146.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
    ➕
    SHAIKH, Surriya appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-18
    ➖
    SHAIKH, Zafar Mohammad resigned
    director
  7. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ATHOL HOTEL LIMITED
  18. 2017-04-12
    ➕
    SHAIKH, Harris Mohammad appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-12
    ➕
    SHAIKH, Zafar Mohammad appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Hotel Athol
383-385 South Promenade
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 6BH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SHAIKH, Harris Mohammad→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAIKH, Surriya→
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAIKH, Zafar Mohammad→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-04-12 · resigned 2025-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12