THE GRAND HOTEL BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10521069 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
33 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-09➕KOLBERT, Simon appointeddirector
- 2025-12-09➖CATLETT, Kevin Blake resigneddirector
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-20➖BRADSHAW, John Cody resigneddirector
- 2024-08-20➕CATLETT, Kevin Blake appointeddirector
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-31➕CHADWICK, Nicholas Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-12-31➕PENNY, Christopher Scott Harrison appointeddirector
- 2021-12-31➕BRADSHAW, John Cody appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank Leumi (U.K.) P.L.C. (as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument))
- 2016-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs THE GRAND HOTEL BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
- 2016-12-12➕BURRELL, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12➕TROY, Anthony Gerard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Principal Hotels Topco 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Principal Hotels Topco 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE GRAND HOTEL BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
This company · 10521069
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Principal Hotels Topco 1 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Principal Hotels Topco 3 Limitedceased 24/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
The Inspire
Hornbeam Square
West Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8PA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
BURRELL, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-12-12
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CHADWICK, Nicholas Mark→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-12-31
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KOLBERT, Simon→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-12-09
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PENNY, Christopher Scott Harrison→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-31
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TROY, Anthony Gerard→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-12
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BRADSHAW, John Cody→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-12-31 · resigned 2024-08-20
CATLETT, Kevin Blake→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2025-12-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bank Leumi (U.K.) P.L.C. (as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-06