COSMOPOLITAN HOTELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC178879 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-18
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.52M
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

9 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,521,053

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£231k
Net Worth
£1.5m
Current Assets
£747k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£304k£608k£913k£1.2m£1.5mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.50M—
Current assets£747.1k—
Cash£231.2k—
Debtors£515.9k—
Net assets£1.52M—
Average employees—0

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-11-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #6
  18. 2017-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  19. 2017-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2017-02-06
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2017-02-06
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2017-01-27
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2002-09-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2002-09-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2002-08-28
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  26. 2002-08-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  27. 2002-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2002-08-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  29. 2001-09-26
    ➖
    LAVIZANI, Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2000-09-11
    ➕
    LAVIZANI, Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2000-03-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 1998-02-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1998-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  34. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    PUREWAL, Bhopinder appointed
    secretary
  35. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    PUREWAL, Bhopinder appointed
    director
  36. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    PUREWAL, Jasminder Kaur appointed
    director
  37. 1998-01-09
    ➖
    MACDONALDS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  38. 1998-01-09
    ➖
    WHITE, Joyce Helen resigned
    director
  39. 1997-09-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COSMOPOLITAN HOTELS LIMITED
  40. 1997-09-18
    ➕
    MACDONALDS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 1997-09-18
    ➕
    WHITE, Joyce Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 · 1 low
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.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Sky Hotels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sky Hotels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COSMOPOLITAN HOTELS LIMITED
This company · SC178879

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sky Hotels Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/10/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bhopinder Purewalceased 23/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
  • Mrs Jasminder Kaur Purewalceased 23/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

51 Gf Unit 8000, Academy Business Park
Gower Street
Glasgow
G51 1PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PUREWAL, Bhopinder→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUREWAL, Bhopinder→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUREWAL, Jasminder Kaur→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALDS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 1998-01-09
Resigned
LAVIZANI, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-09-11 · resigned 2001-09-26
Resigned
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 1998-01-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/01/2017—
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Standard security1 property28/08/200208/02/2017
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Standard security1 property28/08/200208/02/2017
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Floating charge1 property06/08/200208/02/2017
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property17/03/200003/09/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property20/02/199803/09/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property30/01/199828/08/2002
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Recent filings (108 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26