PORTMAN TRAVEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00620104 · ltd · incorporated 1959-02-02

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Opportunity score: 75 → 80
· Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 29.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Opportunity score: 75 → 80
·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Travel agency activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.6y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (4 active, 30 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

178 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
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SOMERSET, Ian James appointed
director
2025-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-02-15
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-11-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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legacy
capital · SH20
2019-05-31
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2017-12-31
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DICK, John resigned
director
2017-09-01
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NEVIN, Mark Christopher appointed
secretary
2017-08-31
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CANAVAN, David Alexander resigned
secretary
2017-08-31
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CANAVAN, David Alexander resigned
director
2017-08-31
➖
PARKES, Adrian Clive resigned
director
2017-03-31
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ALLEN, Stephen David resigned
director
2016-11-01
➕
NEVIN, Mark Christopher appointed
director
2016-11-01
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WALSH, Redmond Gavin Mcginty appointed
director
2016-11-01
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ALDRIDGE, Mark Ewart resigned
director
2016-11-01
➖
COHEN, Daryl Laurence resigned
director
2016-11-01
➖
JONES, Oliver David resigned
director
2016-10-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-12-21
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HARE, Michael John resigned
director
2015-02-28
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MURPHY, Dawn Patricia resigned
director
2015-02-02
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DICK, John appointed
director
2014-10-27
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ALLEN, Stephen David appointed
director
2012-11-22
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JONES, Oliver David appointed
director
2011-01-19
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COHEN, Daryl Laurence appointed
director
2011-01-19
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WORMSLEY, Alister Gerard resigned
director
2010-08-20
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PARKES, Adrian Clive appointed
director
2010-06-21
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MURPHY, Dawn Patricia appointed
director
2010-02-22
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JONES, Peter Geoffrey resigned
director
2009-10-01
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FLACK, Graham Norman resigned
director
2009-09-24
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JONES, Peter Geoffrey appointed
director
2008-12-01
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GOVAN, Robert Duncan resigned
director
2008-03-18
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ALDRIDGE, Mark Ewart appointed
director
2008-03-18
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WORMSLEY, Alister Gerard appointed
director
2008-03-13
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HARE, Michael John appointed
director
2007-10-18
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CANAVAN, David Alexander appointed
secretary
2007-10-08
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MACROBERTS-(FIRM) resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-10-31
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ANDERSON, Douglas Mcqueen resigned
director
2005-09-15
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NAPIER, Pamela Teresa resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Portman Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Portman Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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PORTMAN TRAVEL LIMITED

This company · 00620104

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
Portman Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	03/05/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mawasem Ltdceased 03/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1959-02-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

4th Floor, Churchgate House,

56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (4 active · 26 resigned)

NEVIN, Mark Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2017-09-01

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Active

NEVIN, Mark Christopher→

director · ~69y · appointed 2016-11-01

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Active

SOMERSET, Ian James→

director · ~47y · appointed 2026-04-14

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Active

WALSH, Redmond Gavin Mcginty→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-01

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Active

CANAVAN, David Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2017-08-31

Resigned

NAPIER, Pamela Teresa→

secretary · resigned 2005-09-15

Resigned

MACROBERTS-(FIRM)→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2007-10-08

Resigned

ALDRIDGE, Mark Ewart→

director · ~76y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2016-11-01

Resigned

ALLEN, Stephen David→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2017-03-31

Resigned

ANDERSON, Douglas Mcqueen→

director · ~76y · resigned 2006-10-31

Resigned

CANAVAN, David Alexander→

director · ~70y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2017-08-31

Resigned

COHEN, Daryl Laurence→

director · ~48y · appointed 2011-01-19 · resigned 2016-11-01

Resigned

DICK, John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2017-12-31

Resigned

FLACK, Graham Norman→

director · ~71y · resigned 2009-10-01

Resigned

FLACK, Norman James→

director · ~104y · resigned 1999-03-10

Resigned

GOVAN, Robert Duncan→

director · ~72y · appointed 1992-11-01 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

HARE, Michael John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2015-12-21

Resigned

ISAACS, Jon Andrew Maurice→

director · ~75y · resigned 1992-12-31

Resigned

JONES, Oliver David→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2016-11-01

Resigned

JONES, Peter Geoffrey→

director · ~68y · appointed 2009-09-24 · resigned 2010-02-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Tbi Tbi PLC	Legal charge over credit balance	1 property	15/07/1998	20/06/2001
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/12/1996	01/10/2016

Recent filings (178 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-05-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-06-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-06-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2024-11-14