The Blue Lion Hotel Ltd (14204402): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2025-09-18
- Administrators
- David Frederick Wilson
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Incorporated
- 2022-06-29
- Location
- Leeds
- Industry
- 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
From the administrators' statement
The Blue Lion Hotel Ltd (‘the Company”) was incorporated on 29" June 2022. The initial company directors were Melanie Jackson and Shaun Rankin. Tamara Hill was appointed as a director on 1 March 2023. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hillkinson Ltd with common directors and the equal shareholders are Shaun Rankin and Collette Sunderland.
The Blue Lion Hotel, was originally built as a shooting lodge, transitioned into a coaching inn around 1840. For over a century, it was managed by the same family across three generations, starting in 1856.
Under the stewardship of Paul and Helen Klein from 1990 to 2022, The Blue Lion evolved further while preserving its rich history. They were responsible for installing the inn’s first bar and carefully maintaining its historic charm, particularly in its Grade II listed building status. Throughout, the Klein family upheld the traditions of The Blue Lion, even preserving the original pub sign, a homage to the Earl of Aylesbury’s Bruce family coat of arms.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-11-19) · Companies House register