AIREDALE TOURS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02052653 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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 26.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
135 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees6600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
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  6. 2023-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-14
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    CARROLL, Robert Bernard resigned
    director
  14. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-02
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    CARROLL, Robert Bernard appointed
    director
  16. 2019-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-05-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-05-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-06-30
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    SURTEES, John Douglas resigned
    director
  22. 2017-02-06
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    ABBOTT, Haydn Turner appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-06
    ➕
    SCHULZ, Linda Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2017-02-06
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, David resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-02-06
    ➖
    BRAIN, John resigned
    director
  26. 2017-02-06
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, David resigned
    director
  27. 2013-11-04
    ➖
    HOPKINSON, Glenn Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 2013-11-04
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    SURTEES, John Douglas appointed
    director
  29. 2010-04-26
    ➕
    HOPKINSON, Glenn Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2010-04-05
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    KETTELL, David Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2009-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2004-10-01
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    PHILLIPS, David appointed
    director
  33. 2004-06-01
    ➖
    PADGETT, Anthony Michael resigned
    director
  34. 2000-06-28
    ➕
    BRAIN, John appointed
    director
  35. 2000-02-11
    ➖
    BENNETT, Keith resigned
    secretary
  36. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, David appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    KETTELL, David Robert appointed
    director
  38. 2000-02-11
    ➖
    PADGETT, Brian resigned
    director
  39. 2000-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 1986-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AIREDALE TOURS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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.)

Group structure

Airedale Tours Transport Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Airedale Tours Transport Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AIREDALE TOURS LIMITED
This company · 02052653

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Airedale Tours Transport Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control29/04/2019
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Haydn Abbottceased 04/10/2017· board control
  • Mrs Linda Elizabeth Schulzceased 04/10/2017· board control
  • Mr Glen Anthony Hopkinsonceased 04/10/2017· board control
  • Mr Alan Joseph Henson Radfordceased 04/10/2017· board control

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Rosegarth House
Prospect Road
Ossett
West Yorkshire
WF5 8AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

ABBOTT, Haydn Turner→
director · ~77y · appointed 2017-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHULZ, Linda Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Keith→
secretary · resigned 2000-02-11
Resigned
PHILLIPS, David→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2017-02-06
Resigned
BRAIN, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-06-28 · resigned 2017-02-06
Resigned
CARROLL, Robert Bernard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2021-07-14
Resigned
HOPKINSON, Glenn Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-04-26 · resigned 2013-11-04
Resigned
KETTELL, David Robert→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2010-04-05
Resigned
PADGETT, Anthony Michael→
director · ~85y · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
PADGETT, Brian→
director · ~89y · resigned 2000-02-11
Resigned
PHILLIPS, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2017-02-06
Resigned
SURTEES, John Douglas→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property24/06/2009—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property11/02/2000—
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Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-14