FREEDOM HOTELS WEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC522846 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
34 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2021-01-12
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2019-09-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2019-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #6
  11. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-07
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  13. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-06-30
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    GARSTANG, Matthew David resigned
    director
  16. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-08-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2016-08-24
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Turcan Connell (Trustees) Limited
  19. 2016-08-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  20. 2016-08-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  21. 2016-08-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  22. 2016-08-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  23. 2016-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  24. 2016-07-05
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    GARSTANG, Matthew David appointed
    director
  25. 2016-03-17
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    LECKIE, Fiona Barbara appointed
    director
  26. 2015-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As FREEDOM HOTELS WEST LIMITED
  27. 2015-12-18
    ➕
    JENNETT, John Duncan appointed
    director
  28. 2015-12-18
    ➕
    LECKIE, Gordon Kenneth Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

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

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Crieff Hydro Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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FREEDOM HOTELS WEST LIMITED
This company · SC522846

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
Crieff Hydro Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Crieff Hydro Hotel
Ferntower Road
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3LQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JENNETT, John Duncan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-12-18
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Active
LECKIE, Fiona Barbara→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-17
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Active
LECKIE, Gordon Kenneth Stephen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-12-18
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Active
GARSTANG, Matthew David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Turcan Connell (Trustees)
Turcan Connell (Trustees) Limited
A registered charge5 properties24/08/201617/09/2019
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property22/08/2016—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property22/08/2016—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property22/08/2016—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property22/08/2016—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—01/08/2016—
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-01-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23