ARCADIA TRAVEL AND MARKETING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01540408 · ltd · incorporated 1981-01-21
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 43.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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  2. 2025-04-29
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  3. 2024-01-22
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2022-04-28
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  6. 2021-04-09
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  7. 2020-04-28
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  8. 2019-04-23
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  9. 2018-02-28
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  10. 2016-11-11
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  11. 2016-01-04
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  12. 2015-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-02-10
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  14. 2015-01-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2010-09-01
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    RHODES, Anthony Ward appointed
    director
  17. 2010-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #7
  18. 2010-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2010-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2010-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2010-02-21
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    HARTLEY, Anthony Joseph resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-02-13
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  23. 2006-04-01
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    DARNBROOK, Jodie Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    RHODES, Anthony Ward resigned
    director
  25. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Anthony Joseph appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-07-01
    ➖
    RHODES, Anthony Ward resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    RHODES, Anthony Ward appointed
    director
  28. 2000-07-01
    ➖
    RHODES, Jack Hedley resigned
    director
  29. 1999-07-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 1998-07-10
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 1996-10-01
    ➖
    LEE, Robin resigned
    secretary
  32. 1996-10-01
    ➕
    RHODES, Anthony Ward appointed
    secretary
  33. 1996-10-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Graham Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 1996-10-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Michael John resigned
    director
  35. 1996-10-01
    ➕
    RHODES, Jack Hedley appointed
    director
  36. 1995-07-13
    ➖
    GREEN, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  37. 1995-07-13
    ➕
    LEE, Robin appointed
    secretary
  38. 1994-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #6
  39. 1991-01-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: First National Commercial Bank PLC
  40. 1987-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #5
  41. 1985-03-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: First National Securities Limited
  42. 1984-10-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Commercial Credit Services Limited
  43. 1984-08-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  44. 1982-10-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  45. 1982-07-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  46. 1981-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCADIA TRAVEL AND MARKETING LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Olympus Marketing (Bvi) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Olympus Marketing (Bvi) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARCADIA TRAVEL AND MARKETING LIMITED
This company · 01540408

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Olympus Marketing (Bvi) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2016
Mr Anthony Ward Rhodes
Individual · English · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/12/2016
Mrs Jodie Jane Darnbrook
Individual · English · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Leeming Wells Long Causeway
Oxenhope
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD22 9SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

DARNBROOK, Jodie Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RHODES, Anthony Ward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Michael John→
secretary · resigned 1995-07-13
Resigned
HARTLEY, Anthony Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2010-02-21
Resigned
LEE, Robin→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
RHODES, Anthony Ward→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2000-07-01
Resigned
GREEN, Graham Andrew→
director · ~74y · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
GREEN, Michael John→
director · ~77y · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
RHODES, Anthony Ward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
RHODES, Jack Hedley→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2000-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Debenture1 property13/02/2009—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/07/199813/07/2010
satisfied
First National Commercial Bank
First National Commercial Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/01/199104/06/1994
satisfied
First National Securities
First National Securities Limited
Mortgage & general charge1 property29/03/198525/07/1987
satisfied
Commercial Credit Services
Commercial Credit Services Limited
Agreement and charge1 property10/10/198408/07/1999
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Further guarantee & debenture1 property14/08/198413/07/2010
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee debenture1 property18/10/198213/07/2010
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee and denebture1 property14/07/198213/07/2010
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Recent filings (122 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
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accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
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accounts · AA
2024-01-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
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accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2021-01-05
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2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-01-07
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2019-04-23