AWAY FROM HOME STAYS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12554468 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-14
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,067
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.1k |
| Current assets | £3.3k |
| Cash | £1.8k |
| Debtors | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £-5.1k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
- 2024-06-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AWAY FROM HOME STAYS LTD
- 2020-04-14➕OWENS, Gillian Ann appointedsecretary
- 2020-04-14➕OWENS, Gillian Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-04-14➕OWENS, Stephen Brinley appointeddirector
- 2020-04-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Owens Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/02/2025 |
Mrs Gillian Ann Owens Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Castle Buildings
Church Place
Neath
SA11 3LL
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
OWENS, Gillian Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-04-14
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OWENS, Gillian Ann→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-04-14
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OWENS, Stephen Brinley→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-04-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank Hampshire Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 11/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank Hampshire Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 11/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13