BOUTIQUE LODGE PARKS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14872284 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees400

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2023-10-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2023-10-02
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2023-10-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-09-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-09-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2023-09-05
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2023-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BOUTIQUE LODGE PARKS LIMITED
  12. 2023-05-16
    KEMP, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-05-16
    KEMP, George appointed
    director
  14. 2023-05-16
    KEMP, Wendy appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-16
    LITTLE, David appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-16
    LITTLE, Samantha appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-29

Group structure

The Little Kemp Holding Company Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Little Kemp Holding Company Ltd
Corporate parent · board control
BOUTIQUE LODGE PARKS LIMITED
This company · 14872284

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Little Kemp Holding Company Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control22/08/2023
Mr Michael Ian Jefferies
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
2550%
25-50% shares14/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

1 Laurel Gardens
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

KEMP, Wendy
secretary · appointed 2023-05-16
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Active
KEMP, George
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-05-16
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Active
KEMP, Wendy
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-05-16
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Active
LITTLE, David
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-05-16
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Active
LITTLE, Samantha
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-05-16
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-09-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-16