TEMPLAR HOTELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC091156 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-08

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 40.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 40.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Net assets	£0	£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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2024-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-29
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-29
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-29
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Charge satisfied #23
2024-03-29
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Charge satisfied #21
2024-03-29
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Charge satisfied #11
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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officers · TM01
2022-03-07
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GILBERT, James Robert resigned
director
2022-02-10
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accounts · AA
2022-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-12
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officers · AP01
2021-02-23
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accounts · AA
2021-02-15
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GILBERT, Martin James appointed
director
2019-11-11
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accounts · AA
2018-11-28
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accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-04-12
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officers · AP04
2018-04-12
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officers · TM02
2018-03-30
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PETERKINS appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-03-29
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BURNESS PAULL LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-08-18
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GILBERT, Fiona Jane appointed
director
2017-08-18
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PETERKIN, Fraser appointed
director
2014-09-01
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EAKIN, Kevin Robert resigned
director
2013-04-13
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GILBERT, Martin James resigned
director
2013-04-13
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MILNE, Kevin Dawson resigned
director
2013-04-01
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GILBERT, Jamie Stuart Davidson appointed
director
2013-01-22
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-01-22
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-04-19
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DAVIES, Andrew resigned
director
2009-04-06
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-04-06
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-06-20
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DAVIES, Andrew appointed
director
2000-12-15
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LITTLE, Hugh Wilson Mcintosh resigned
director
2000-03-24
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EAKIN, Kevin Robert appointed
director
1997-12-18
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MILNE, Kevin Dawson appointed
director
1997-11-27
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ROBB, George Alan resigned
director
1993-08-27
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Charge registered #23
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1993-03-31
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MACLEOD, Calum Alexander, Dr resigned
director
1992-12-15
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GILBERT, Douglas Walker resigned
secretary
1992-12-15
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS appointed
corporate-secretary
1992-12-15
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ROBB, George Alan appointed
director
1992-04-10
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Charge satisfied #1
1992-02-25
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Charge registered #21
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1990-12-31
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GILBERT, James Robert appointed
director
1990-12-31
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MACLEOD, Calum Alexander, Dr appointed
director
1990-07-16
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GILBERT, Douglas Walker appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin James Gilbert Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Oakdene Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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SODEXO REMOTE SITES HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC191991 · est 1998	£5.84M £4.38M–£7.30M	—	—	0	27y	83	58y
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BRUDOLFF HOTELS LIMITED→ SC094745 · est 1985	£28.9k £21.6k–£36.1k	—	—	91	40y	94	71y
BALMEDIE FISH & CHIP SHOP LIMITED→ SC239883 · est 2002	—	—	£66.7k	—	23y	83	61y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1985-01-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Maryculter House Hotel

South Deeside Road

Maryculter

Aberdeen

AB12 5GB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13