1912 HOTELS(UK) LTD
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16144591 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-16📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-11-28➖GRAY, Duncan William resigneddirector
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-01➕LEKVE, Audun appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10➖LEKVE, Audun resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 1912 HOTELS(UK) LTD
- 2024-12-19➕HOHN, Katharina appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-19➕HOHN, Katharina appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19➕GRAY, Duncan William appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19➕LEKVE, Audun appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
1912 Hotels Gmbh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
1912 Hotels Gmbh
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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1912 HOTELS(UK) LTD
This company · 16144591
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 Hotels Gmbh Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HOHN, Katharina→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEKVE, Audun→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAY, Duncan William→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-12-19 · resigned 2025-11-28
LEKVE, Audun→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-12-19 · resigned 2025-01-10
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-16
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-19