BRAMPTON TRAVEL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02079321 · ltd · incorporated 1986-12-02
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£462.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £462,810
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£703k
Net Worth
£463k
Current Assets
£769k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £493.3k | — |
| Current assets | £768.5k | — |
| Cash | £703.1k | — |
| Debtors | £65.0k | — |
| Net assets | £462.8k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-22➖FISHER, Kathleen resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-22➖FISHER, Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1999-12-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
- 1995-11-07➖FISHER, Thomas Gordon resigneddirector
- 1995-04-10➕BEATY, Elizabeth Mary appointeddirector
- 1986-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAMPTON TRAVEL LIMITED
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Mary Beaty Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
34 Front Street
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 1NG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BEATY, Elizabeth Mary→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 1995-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FISHER, Kathleen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-12-22
FISHER, Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2022-12-22
FISHER, Thomas Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1995-11-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/08/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | The Prudential Assurance Company The Prudential Assurance Company Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 08/12/1999 | 31/03/2023 |
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25