What a buyer sees
ASHLEY HOTELS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. · London · 08680774
130staff · FY2023
13years trading
70oldest owner on file
£2.6Mcash at bank
Your turnover is on public record
filed£8.2Mfor the year to 2023
Unusual at this size, and it works in your favour: a buyer is reading your number rather than guessing at one.
What your filings show moving
Staff130
2021101 → 1302023
Cash at bank£2.6M
2021£4.9M → £2.6M2023
How you sit in your trade
slowest tenth typical fastest tenth youSales per employee£62,697in the bottom quarter
£58,281£126,361£389,887
Debtor daysdays1below almost all
1142221
Creditor daysdays30
835271
Stock daysdays1below almost all
637132
Each spread is companies in the same trade and size that did publish a turnover. Creditor days are shown but not marked: neither end of that one is plainly good.
What a buyer would ask 2
- The newest accounts on file are 32 months oldAnyone looking at the company today is reading a year that has already ended. Whatever has improved since is invisible.
- No website on file against the companyThe first thing anyone does with a company number is look for the business behind it. Finding nothing is its own answer.
What a buyer would like 4
- Headcount grew from 101 to 130Growth a buyer can verify without asking you for anything.
- Debtor days better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 1 against 42 for the middle of 72 comparable companies.
- Stock days better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 1 against 37 for the middle of 50 comparable companies.
- A board that has been together ten years or moreContinuity a buyer does not have to take on trust.
What the register says
Owners
- 38since 2017
- 36since 2017
- 67since 2017
- 70since 2017
Directors
- 36since 2013
- 67since 2013
- 70since 2013
- 38since 2013
| Year to | Turnover | Staff | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | £8.2M | 130 | £2.6M |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.8M | 101 | £4.9M |
A rough bracket, and why it is only that
1.5–4× sales£12M£33M
The turnover range is fitted on UK companies that did file one. The multiple is a published sector average from Dutch mid-market deals, not from your own numbers and not from your own market. Treat this as the opening bracket of a conversation, not a valuation.