FREEDOM HOTELS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC466462 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 9.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
69 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
75
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-10-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-16📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-16📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-10-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-01-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-08-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2018-06-30➖GARSTANG, Matthew David resigneddirector
- 2016-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2016-07-05➕GARSTANG, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2016-03-17➕LECKIE, Fiona Barbara appointeddirector
- 2013-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs FREEDOM HOTELS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
- 2013-12-30➕JENNETT, John Duncan appointeddirector
- 2013-12-30➕LECKIE, Gordon Kenneth Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Crieff Hydro Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Crieff Hydro Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FREEDOM HOTELS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
This company · SC466462
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crieff Hydro Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Crieff Hydro Hotel
Ferntower Road
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3LQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
JENNETT, John Duncan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-12-30
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LECKIE, Fiona Barbara→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-17
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LECKIE, Gordon Kenneth Stephen→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-30
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GARSTANG, Matthew David→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2018-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/08/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-31
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-16
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-05