ADVENTURE & COMPUTER HOLIDAYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01911827 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,270
Cash YoY
+84%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↑ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 138% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£28kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£9.3k£3.9k
Current assets£28.3k—
Cash£28.1k£15.3k
Debtors£182—
Net assets£9.3k£3.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-25
    ➕
    JONES, Alice appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-02-25
    ➕
    CARTER, Samuel John appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-25
    ➖
    ELLIS ATKINS SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2021-02-25
    ➖
    JONES, Susan Annette resigned
    director
  17. 2021-02-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-02-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-07-18
    ➖
    COLIN, Swift resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-07-18
    ➕
    ELLIS ATKINS SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2019-07-18
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  24. 2019-07-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2006-02-01
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Sarah Judith resigned
    director
  26. 2004-12-24
    ➕
    JONES, Susan Annette appointed
    director
  27. 2000-03-26
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Sarah Judith resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-03-26
    ➕
    COLIN, Swift appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-01-26
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Donald Henry resigned
    director
  30. 1985-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE & COMPUTER HOLIDAYS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sam Carter
Individual · English · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/02/2024
Miss Alice Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Susan Annette Jonesceased 10/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1985-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Constable Court
62 Dene Street
Dorking
RH4 2DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

JONES, Alice→
secretary · appointed 2021-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Samuel John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-02-25
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Active
BRADLEY, Sarah Judith→
secretary · resigned 2000-03-26
Resigned
COLIN, Swift→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-26 · resigned 2019-07-18
Resigned
ELLIS ATKINS SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-07-18 · resigned 2021-02-25
Resigned
BRADLEY, Donald Henry→
director · ~100y · resigned 1999-01-26
Resigned
BRADLEY, Sarah Judith→
director · ~67y · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned
JONES, Susan Annette→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-12-24 · resigned 2021-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25