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ESH Acquisition Corp.

ESH Acquisition Corp. is an American blank check company, incorporated in Delaware.1 It is headquartered in New York, New York.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$3.9MNet income, fiscal 20242
  • IndustryBlank Checks1
  • HeadquartersNew York, New York1
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address228 Park Ave S, Suite 89898, New York, Ny 100033
  • Filer category, Emerging growth company3

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(“ Continental ”) (the “ Trust Agreement ” and such account the “ Trust Account ”).4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2024

2211.9%Return on equity2

Financial statements

Operating income52-$996.3K in 2024+5018% since 2022
-$1.0M-$750.0K-$500.0K-$250.0K02022: -$19.5K-$19.5K20222023: -$509.0K-$509.0K2023+2515%2024: -$996.3K-$996.3K2024+96%
Net income52$3.9M in 2024
-$1.0M0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M2022: -$19.5K-$19.5K20222023: $1.9M$1.9M20232024: $3.9M$3.9M2024+99%
Fiscal year2021202220232024
Operating income-$19.5K5-$509.0K2-$996.3K2
Income before tax-$19.5K5$2.8M2$4.9M2
Income tax$819.5K2$1.1M2
Net income-$19.5K5$1.9M2$3.9M2

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Corporate structure

ESH Acquisition Corp. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of ESH Acquisition Corp.

  • ESH Acquisition Corp. New York, New York

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What ESH Acquisition Corp. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$1.3M2 Dec 31, 2024$1.9M5 Dec 31, 2023−28.3%

Properties, in its own words

Our executive offices are located at 228 Park Avenue S, Suite 89898, New York, NY 10003 and our telephone number is 212-287-5022. Our executive offices are provided to us by an affiliate of one of our officers. Effective as of June 13, 2023, we agreed to pay a total of $5,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Apr 4, 2025.4

Leadership

Who has led ESH Acquisition Corp., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. James L. Francis2023
2025
Board members and other officers (2)

Timeline

  1. Apr 23, 20268-K Listing notice or transfer; Other events11
  2. Dec 8, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Bylaws or fiscal year changed; Shareholder vote12
  3. Nov 4, 20258-K Listing notice or transfer13
  4. Sep 19, 20258-K Entered a material agreement14
  5. Sep 16, 20258-K Other events15
  6. Apr 17, 20258-K Listing notice or transfer16
  7. Dec 6, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Change to shareholders' rights; Bylaws or fiscal year changed17
  8. Jul 21, 20238-K Other events18
  9. Jun 23, 20238-K Other events19
  10. Jun 21, 2023New chief executive James L. Francis becomes CEO9
  11. Jun 20, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; Unregistered sale of shares; Executive or director change20

Filings

71 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 8 quarterly reports, 10 major events, 8 insider forms, 17 large holders, 26 other. The latest 20:

  1. May 12, 202615-12G EDGAR
  2. Apr 23, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  3. Apr 1, 2026NT 10-K NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING EDGAR
  4. Dec 8, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  5. Nov 20, 2025DEF 14A PROXY STATEMENT EDGAR
  6. Nov 17, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  7. Nov 14, 2025NT 10-Q NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING EDGAR
  8. Nov 10, 2025PRE 14A PROXY STATEMENT EDGAR
  9. Nov 4, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  10. Sep 19, 2025425 CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  11. Sep 19, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  12. Sep 16, 2025425 CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  13. Sep 16, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  14. Aug 19, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  15. Aug 13, 2025NT 10-Q NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING EDGAR
  16. May 20, 202510-Q QUARTERLY REPORT EDGAR
  17. May 14, 2025NT 10-Q NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING EDGAR
  18. Apr 17, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  19. Apr 4, 202510-K ANNUAL REPORT EDGAR
  20. Mar 31, 2025NT 10-K NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING EDGAR

The 71 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How ESH Acquisition Corp. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARESH Acquisition Corp.1
  • CIK0001918661
  • Employer ID (EIN)87-40006844
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; a shell company4
  • Incorporated inDelaware4
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6770 Blank Checks1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Real Estate & Construction, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address228 Park Ave S, Suite 89898, New York, NY 100031
  • Phone21299183321
  • Shares outstanding3,892,381 Common Class A shares; 10,000 Common Class B shares as of Dec 31, 20244
  • Public float$0 as of Jun 30, 20242
  • AuditorWithumSmith+Brown, PC, New York, New York PCAOB ID 100; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting4
  • On EDGAR sinceMar 22, 20221
  • Filings73 in all: 8-K (10), 10-Q (8), SC 13G (8), 3 (7), NT 10-Q (5), SC 13G/A (5), SCHEDULE 13G/A (3), 10-K (2)1
    All 25 form types

    25-NSE (2), 425 (2), CORRESP (2), DEF 14A (2), NT 10-K (2), PRE 14A (2), S-1/A (2), UPLOAD (2), 15-12G (1), 4 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DRS (1), EFFECT (1), S-1 (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Apr 4, 2025
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 17, 2025
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Nov 20, 2025
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Apr 23, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Class A sharesESHANasdaq
RightsESHARNasdaq

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Apr 4, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).4

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks ESH Acquisition Corp. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Apr 4, 2025: 76 risks under these headings, as written.4

  • Risks Relating to Our Search For, Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, our Initial Business Combination
  • We may engage our underwriters or one of their respective affiliates to provide additional services to us, which may include acting as financial advisor in connection with an Initial Business Combination or as placement agent in connection with a related financing transaction. These financial incentives may cause our underwriters to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us, including, for example, in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an Initial Business Combination.
  • We may not be able to complete an Initial Business Combination with certain potential target companies if a proposed transaction with the target company may be subject to review or approval by regulatory authorities pursuant to certain U.S. or foreign laws or regulations.
  • I-Bankers and Dawson James may have a conflict of interest in rendering services to us in connection with our Initial Business Combination.
  • Changes in the market for directors and officers’ liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an Initial Business Combination.
  • We may issue our shares to investors in connection with our Initial Business Combination at a price that is less than the prevailing market price of our shares at that time.
  • Our public stockholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed Initial Business Combination, and even if we hold a vote, holders of our Founder Shares will participate in such vote, which means we may complete our Initial Business Combination even though a majority of our public stockholders do not support such a combination.
  • If we seek stockholder approval of our Initial Business Combination, our Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote in favor of such Initial Business Combination, regardless of how our public stockholders vote.
  • Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek stockholder approval of the business combination.
  • The ability of our public stockholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target.
  • The ability of our public stockholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.
  • The ability of our public stockholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our Initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your stock.
The other 64 risks
  • The requirement that we complete our Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may decrease our ability to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our business combination on terms that would optimize value for our stockholders.
  • We may not be able to complete our Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our Public Shares and liquidate, in which case our public stockholders may only receive $10.15 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances.
  • If we seek stockholder approval of our Initial Business Combination, our Initial Stockholders, directors, executive officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares from public stockholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A common stock.
  • If a stockholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our Public Shares in connection with our business combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
  • You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies.
  • If we seek stockholder approval of our Initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a “group” of stockholders are deemed to hold 15% or more of our Class A common stock, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares equal to or in excess of 15% of our Class A common stock.
  • Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our Initial Business Combination. If we are unable to complete our Initial Business Combination, our public stockholders may receive only approximately $10.15 per share, on our redemption, and our rights will expire worthless.
  • If the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants not being held in the Trust Account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the duration of the Combination Period, we may be unable to complete our Initial Business Combination, in which case our public stockholders may only receive $10.15 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our rights will expire worthless.
  • If the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants not being held in the Trust Account are insufficient, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our Initial Business Combination and we will depend on loans from our Initial Stockholders or management team to fund our search, to pay our taxes and to complete our business combination.
  • We may seek acquisition opportunities in companies that may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
  • Although we have identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may enter into our Initial Business Combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target business with which we enter into our Initial Business Combination may not have attributes entirely consistent with our general criteria and guidelines.
  • We may seek business combination opportunities with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of revenue, cash flow or earnings, which could subject us to volatile revenues, cash flows or earnings or difficulty in retaining key personnel.
  • We are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm, and consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our Company from a financial point of view.
  • Resources could be wasted in researching acquisitions that are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we are unable to complete our Initial Business Combination, our public stockholders may receive only approximately $10.15 per share on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our rights will expire worthless.
  • We may have a limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may affect our Initial Business Combination with a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.
  • We may engage in a business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our Sponsor, executive officers and directors which may raise potential conflicts of interest.
  • We will likely only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services. This lack of diversification may negatively impact our operations and profitability.
  • We may attempt to simultaneously complete business combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
  • We may attempt to complete our Initial Business Combination with a private company about which little information is available, which may result in an Initial Business Combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
  • We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction in connection with an Initial Business Combination and such reincorporation may result in taxes imposed on stockholders.
  • Our management may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our Initial Business Combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss of control of a target business, new management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business.
  • We do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in no event will we redeem our Public Shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 both immediately before and after the consummation of our Initial Business Combination. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete our Initial Business Combination with which a substantial majority of our stockholders do not agree.
  • We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our Initial Business Combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination.
  • Because we must furnish our stockholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous Initial Business Combination with some prospective target businesses.
  • Risks Relating to the Post-Initial Business Combination Company
  • Subsequent to the completion of our Initial Business Combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
  • Because we are not limited to a particular industry or any specific target businesses with which to pursue our Initial Business Combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’ operations.
  • We may face risks related to companies in the global ESH sectors.
  • We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our stockholders’ investment in us.
  • If we effect our Initial Business Combination with a company with operations or opportunities outside of the United States, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations.
  • If our management following our Initial Business Combination is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws, which could lead to various regulatory issues.
  • Risks Relating to our Management and Directors
  • Past performance by our management team, including investments and transactions which they have participated in and businesses with which they have been associated, may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in us.
  • We are dependent upon our executive officers and directors and their departure could adversely affect our ability to operate.
  • Our ability to successfully effect our Initial Business Combination and to be successful thereafter will be totally dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following our Initial Business Combination. The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
  • Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our Initial Business Combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous.
  • Our executive officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination.
  • Certain of our executive officers and directors are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us following our Initial Business Combination and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
  • Our executive officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests.
  • Since our Initial Stockholders, including our Sponsor, executive officers and directors, will lose their entire investment in us if our Initial Business Combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our Initial Business Combination.
  • Since our Sponsor, executive officers and directors will not be eligible to be reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses if our business combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our Initial Business Combination.
  • Risks Relating to Our Securities
  • You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your Public Shares or rights, potentially at a loss.
  • Holders of rights will not have redemption rights.
  • If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by stockholders may be less than $10.15 per share.
  • A provision of our warrant agreement for our Private Placement Warrants may make it more difficult for us to consummate an Initial Business Combination.
  • Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our Sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public stockholders.
  • We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification claims of our directors and officers.
  • If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust Account to our public stockholders, we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members of our Board of Directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our Board of Directors and us to claims of punitive damages.
  • If, before distributing the proceeds in the Trust Account to our public stockholders, we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the claims of our stockholders and the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our stockholders in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.
  • Our stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
  • We may not hold an annual meeting of stockholders until after our consummation of a business combination and you will not be entitled to any of the corporate protections provided by such a meeting.
  • The grant of registration rights to our Initial Stockholders and holders of our Private Placement Warrants may make it more difficult to complete our Initial Business Combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.
  • We may issue additional shares of Class A common stock or preferred stock to complete our Initial Business Combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our Initial Business Combination, and any such issuances would dilute the interest of our stockholders and likely present other risks.
  • In order to effectuate an Initial Business Combination, blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and modified governing instruments. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our Charter or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete our Initial Business Combination that our stockholders may not support.
  • Certain agreements related to the IPO may be amended without stockholder approval.
  • Our Initial Stockholders control a substantial interest in us and thus may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a stockholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.
  • Our Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for the Founder Shares, or approximately $0.009 per founder share. As a result of this low initial price, our Sponsor, its affiliates and our management team and advisors stand to make a substantial profit even if an Initial Business Combination subsequently declines in value or is unprofitable for our public stockholders.
  • Unlike many other similarly structured blank check companies, our Initial Stockholders will receive additional shares of Class A common stock if we issue shares to consummate an Initial Business Combination.
  • We may amend the terms of the rights in a manner that may be adverse to holders of rights with the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding rights.
  • Our rights and Private Placement Warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock and make it more difficult to effectuate our Initial Business Combination.
  • The nominal purchase price paid by our Sponsor for the Founder Shares may result in significant dilution to the implied value of your Public Shares upon the consummation of our Initial Business Combination.
  • The value of the Founder Shares following completion of our Initial Business Combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the trading price of our common stock at such time is substantially less than $10.00 per share.
  • Provisions in our Charter and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class A common stock and could entrench management.
  • Provisions in our Charter and Delaware law may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.
  • We may be subject to a 1% excise tax in connection with redemptions of our shares.
  • General Risks
  • We are a newly formed company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.

Legal proceedings

To the knowledge of our management team, there is no litigation currently pending, or contemplated by governmental authorities, against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our property.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.4

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