HOSPITALFIELD TRADING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC553334 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees9001400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-22
    SUTHERLAND, Elizabeth Barbara appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
    BROWN, Simon resigned
    director
  8. 2022-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-13
    CLARK, Stuart George appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-12-31
    BROWN, Simon appointed
    director
  13. 2021-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-17
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  16. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOSPITALFIELD TRADING LIMITED
  19. 2016-12-23
    BYATT, Lucy Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Patrick Allan-Fraser Of Hospitalfield Trust is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Patrick Allan-Fraser Of Hospitalfield Trust
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
HOSPITALFIELD TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC553334

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
The Patrick Allan-Fraser Of Hospitalfield Trust
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/12/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Hospitalfield House
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 2NH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BYATT, Lucy Sarah Jane
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-23
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Active
CLARK, Stuart George
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-13
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Active
SUTHERLAND, Elizabeth Barbara
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-02-22
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Active
BROWN, Simon
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-12-31 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22