A. BAGLEY HOSPITALITY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC629212 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-01
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
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-23.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,593

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£24k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£203.4k
Current assets£12.6k
Net assets£-23.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. BAGLEY HOSPITALITY LTD
  9. 2019-05-01
    BAGLEY, Alice Elizabeth appointed
    director
  10. 2019-05-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAGLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Miss Alice Elizabeth Bagley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

29 Cross
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 0SN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BAGLEY, Alice Elizabeth
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Recent filings (14 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-01