ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01945210 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-06
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-05-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2006-06-10
    ➕
    WHINNEY, Katherine appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-06-09
    ➖
    STANBURY, Timothy Jason resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    MACDONAGH, Claire Sheila resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    STANBURY, Timothy Jason appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 1999-12-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 1997-07-28
    ➖
    FARROW, Philippa Ann resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-07-28
    ➕
    MACDONAGH, Claire Sheila appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-07-28
    ➖
    FARROW, Philippa Ann resigned
    director
  25. 1985-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Francis Colebrooke Whinney
Individual · British · DOB 09/1940 · age 86
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/10/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Incorporated1985-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Prama House
267 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WHINNEY, Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-10
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Active
WHINNEY, Christopher Francis Colebrooke→
director · ~86y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARROW, Philippa Ann→
secretary · resigned 1997-07-28
Resigned
MACDONAGH, Claire Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
STANBURY, Timothy Jason→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2006-06-09
Resigned
FARROW, Philippa Ann→
director · ~65y · resigned 1997-07-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property10/12/1999—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/12/1999—
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Recent filings (117 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-10-06