LITTLE HAKE HOSPITALITY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC454399 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£192.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £192,484
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£314k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£192k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£354k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.4k | £190.0k |
| Current assets | £354.4k | £237.0k |
| Cash | £313.7k | £193.6k |
| Debtors | £4.0k | £6.0k |
| Net assets | £192.5k | £130.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-22➖GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-31➖LITTLEWOOD, David George resigneddirector
- 2023-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15➖HAKE, Nigel Christopher resigneddirector
- 2022-10-26➕LITTLEWOOD, Sophie Alice Victoria appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs LITTLE HAKE HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2013-07-12➕GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-07-12➕HAKE, Nigel Christopher appointeddirector
- 2013-07-12➕LITTLEWOOD, David George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sophie Alice Victoria Littlewood Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/03/2017 |
Mr David George Littlewood Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Helen Naomi Hakeceased 15/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Nigel Christopher Hakeceased 15/11/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
1st Floor, Arnhall Business Park 5 Abercrombie Court
Prospect Road
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6FE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
LITTLEWOOD, Sophie Alice Victoria→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-07-12 · resigned 2025-05-22
HAKE, Nigel Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-12 · resigned 2022-11-15
LITTLEWOOD, David George→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-07-12 · resigned 2023-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/09/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23