1 LEICESTER SQUARE HOTEL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15532985 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£525.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £525,309
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£83k
Net Worth
£525k
Current Assets
£6.4m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £525.3k |
| Current assets | £6.39M |
| Cash | £82.6k |
| Debtors | £6.28M |
| Net assets | £525.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-08➕UMAR FAROOK, Numan appointeddirector
- 2026-05-08➖AHMAD, Faizan resigneddirector
- 2026-05-08➖HANIF, Danish resigneddirector
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21➕BAL, Kerem appointeddirector
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Co (As Security Agent)
- 2024-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 LEICESTER SQUARE HOTEL LIMITED
- 2024-02-29➕AHMAD, Faizan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-29➕HANIF, Danish appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: AHMAD, Faizan resigned 2026-05-08; HANIF, Danish resigned 2026-05-08
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Anthony Murphy Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 29/07/2024 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mahomed Haniff Ahmed Aboobaker Joosabceased 01/07/2024· 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Mahomed Haniff Ahmed Aboobaker Joosabceased 29/07/2024· 75-100% voting · board control
- Continuation Holdings Limitedceased 01/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Faizan Ahmadceased 01/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Mahomed Haniff Ahmed Aboobaker Joosabceased 29/02/2024· 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
C/O Zedwell Hotel Great Windmill Street
London Trocadero
London
W1D 7DH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
UMAR FAROOK, Numan→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2026-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMAD, Faizan→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-02-29 · resigned 2026-05-08
HANIF, Danish→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-02-29 · resigned 2026-05-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Co (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 16/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-29