PAUL & MATHEW HOSPITALITY LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC848457 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-13
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-13➕KORAKUNJU, Mathew Binoj appointeddirector
- 2026-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2025-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2025-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs PAUL & MATHEW HOSPITALITY LTD
- 2025-05-13➕ABRAHAM, Chachiyamma appointeddirector
- 2025-05-13➕PAUL, Biju appointeddirector
- 2025-05-13➕THOMAS, Animol appointeddirector
- 2025-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PAUL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aberdeen Business Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Aberdeen Business Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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PAUL & MATHEW HOSPITALITY LTD
This company · SC848457
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen Business Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mathew Binoj Korakunjuceased 27/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Biju Paulceased 27/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
9 Westhill Grange
Westhill
AB32 6QJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ABRAHAM, Chachiyamma→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-05-13
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KORAKUNJU, Mathew Binoj→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-13
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Active
THOMAS, Animol→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/11/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-13