AIN HOTELS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12793095 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-43.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56290Other food services
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,188
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£43k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£55k-£43k-£31k-£19k-£7k£4kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£4.8k£5.5k
Current assets£3.8k£4.5k
Net assets£-43.2k£-54.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    GLOBAL PROPERTY LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  12. 2020-08-25
    ➖
    CHANDRA KUMARA, Pathirathna Kingsleyge resigned
    director
  13. 2020-08-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AIN HOTELS LTD
  16. 2020-08-05
    ➕
    PANNILA VITHANAGE, Gnanitha Iranga Bandara Dassanyake appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-08-05
    ➕
    PANNILA VITHANAGE, Gnanitha Iranga Bandara Dassanyake appointed
    director
  18. 2020-08-05
    ➕
    CHANDRA KUMARA, Pathirathna Kingsleyge appointed
    director
  19. 2020-08-05
    ➕
    GLOBAL PROPERTY LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2020-08-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gnanitha Iranga Bandara Dassanyake Pannila Vithanage
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/08/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Global Property Ltdceased 01/11/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Pathirathna Kingsleyge Chandra Kumaraceased 25/08/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2020-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

4 Pauls Row
High Wycombe
HP11 2XL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PANNILA VITHANAGE, Gnanitha Iranga Bandara Dassanyake→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-05
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Active
PANNILA VITHANAGE, Gnanitha Iranga Bandara Dassanyake→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANDRA KUMARA, Pathirathna Kingsleyge→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-05 · resigned 2020-08-25
Resigned
GLOBAL PROPERTY LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-08-05 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28