ALBAN HOTEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC375756 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees1100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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  5. 2022-05-31
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  6. 2021-06-02
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  7. 2020-05-28
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  8. 2019-06-04
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  9. 2018-06-04
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  10. 2018-04-25
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-06-12
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    MCGUINNESS, Dennis resigned
    director
  13. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-09
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-05-02
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-03-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2014-04-01
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    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2011-11-29
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    SMITH, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2011-02-04
    ➖
    SPRENGER, Nanette resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-02-04
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    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2011-01-31
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    MCGUINNESS, Dennis appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-31
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    SMITH, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2010-04-07
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    STEWART, Vincent Lombardi appointed
    director
  24. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    SPRENGER, Nanette appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-04-07
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-04-07
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  27. 2010-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBAN HOTEL LIMITED
  28. 2010-03-29
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2010-03-29
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vincent Lombardi Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

C/O Forvis Mazars Llp
100 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

STEWART, Vincent Lombardi→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRENGER, Nanette→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2011-02-04
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2010-04-07
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2010-04-07
Resigned
MCGUINNESS, Dennis→
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2017-06-12
Resigned
SMITH, Paul Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2011-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-04