ATLAS HOTELS (TAUNTON) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03378656 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 27.7y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 14 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
172 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-06🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2024-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-31🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-12-12➕SHELLEY, Leon appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-19➕FRIEND, Mitchell James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19➖BRADLEY, Adrian Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2019-12-12🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited
- 2019-03-19➕BRADLEY, Adrian Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-07-31➖BYRD, Christopher Richard resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-05➕LOWE, Sean Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-01-05➖GRIFFITHS, Keith Ian resigneddirector
- 2017-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2017-11-03🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited
- 2016-07-11🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2016-07-08🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2016-07-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2016-06-21➖ROBINSON, Shaun resigneddirector
- 2016-06-21🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch
- 2012-03-01➖BUDDEN, Christopher David resigneddirector
- 2010-06-01➕BYRD, Christopher Richard appointedsecretary
- 2010-05-28➖LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-28➖LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren resigneddirector
- 2008-10-21➖GRIFFITHS, Keith Ian resignedsecretary
- 2008-10-21➕LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-21➖ELLINGHAM, Hugh Vere Alexander resigneddirector
- 2008-10-21➕LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren appointeddirector
- 2008-06-27➕GRIFFITHS, Keith Ian appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-27➖TOWERS, Janet Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-27➕ELLINGHAM, Hugh Vere Alexander appointeddirector
- 2008-06-27➕ROBINSON, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2008-06-27➖TOWERS, Janet Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2005-01-31🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 87 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Atlas Hotels Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Atlas Hotels Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ATLAS HOTELS (TAUNTON) LIMITED
This company · 03378656
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlas Hotels Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/11/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Atlas Hotels Limitedceased 03/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GREY STONE LTD→ 11954950 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 10 DINING STREET LIMITED→ 15830171 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 10STAY PROPERTIES LTD→ 15327945 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 13 KSC LIMITED→ 13293929 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 2 BROTHERS CATERING LTD→ 15220452 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2 FOR 1 PIZZA & KEBAB LIMITED→ 11159966 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 21AMED LTD→ 15231870 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 263RESTAURANT AND BAR LTD→ 14099451 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 27 KILMORIE ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 07006214 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 2FRY LTD→ 09411355 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
4 Romulus Court
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
LE19 1YG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)
Active
FRIEND, Mitchell James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-07-19
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LOWE, Sean Joseph→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-05
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BLAIR, James Don→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2002-09-16
BYRD, Christopher Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
EASTON, Ian David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2004-09-23
GRIFFITHS, Keith Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-27 · resigned 2008-10-21
HEARN, Paul Leonard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-04 · resigned 1999-04-14
LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-10-21 · resigned 2010-05-28
TOWERS, Janet Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-23 · resigned 2008-06-27
WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-30 · resigned 1997-07-04
BARROTT, Ronald Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1997-07-04 · resigned 2002-09-16
BELL, Paul Antony→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2004-04-30
BRADLEY, Adrian Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-19 · resigned 2022-07-19
BUDDEN, Christopher David→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2012-03-01
CATTRELL, Alastair Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1997-08-11 · resigned 2001-10-31
EASTON, Ian David→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-09-23
ELLINGHAM, Hugh Vere Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-06-27 · resigned 2008-10-21
GRIFFITHS, Keith Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2018-01-05
HUDSON, Geoffrey Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1997-07-25 · resigned 2002-10-29
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2019 | 06/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Cbre Loan Services Cbre Loan Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2017 | 25/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/06/2016 | 08/11/2017 | |
| satisfied | Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC | Composite guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 31/01/2005 | 11/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Anglo Irish Bank Corporation (The Agent) Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC (The Agent) | Deed of subordination | 1 property | 20/05/2004 | 08/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Anglo Irish Bank Corporation (The Agent) Anglo Irish Bank Corporation PLC (The Agent) | Debenture | 3 properties | 20/05/2004 | 08/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Supplemental legal charge | 1 property | 21/12/2001 | 23/12/2004 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Debenture | 1 property | 21/12/2001 | 10/06/2004 | |
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Debenture | 1 property | 16/11/2000 | 10/06/2004 | |
| satisfied | Capital Bank Capital Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 24/07/1998 | 28/11/2000 | |
| satisfied | Capital Bank Capital Bank PLC | Charge over cash deposit | 1 property | 24/07/1998 | 10/06/2004 |
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Recent filings (172 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-12-22