ALLEN GROUP HOTELS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £660.0k | £199.3k |
| Cash | £599 | £47.6k |
| Debtors | £659.4k | £151.8k |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-15➕ALLEN, Luke Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2023-05-15➕ALLEN, Sara Belinda appointeddirector
- 2023-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLEN GROUP HOTELS LIMITED
- 2023-02-08➕ALLEN, Nicholas Hugh appointeddirector
- 2023-02-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ALLEN, Luke Nicholas (same surname) appointed 2023-05-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sara Belinda Allen Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/05/2023 |
Mr Nicholas Hugh Allen Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/07/2025 | — |