BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALE TOUR AGENTS

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02903406 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-03-01

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2017

Net worth

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Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (4 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2017-12-31
Average employees	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2019-11-19
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-11-19
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Company dissolved
2019-09-03
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-08-22
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-13
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PINSENT, Thomas Benjamin Roy resigned
director
2017-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-12
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-03-18
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-03-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-03-12
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officers · CH01
2013-03-12
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officers · CH01
2013-03-12
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officers · CH01
2013-03-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-03-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2012-03-08
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ALLEN, Simon Nicholas resigned
secretary
2012-03-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2011-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-03-09
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MOORE, Stephen James resigned
director
2010-03-09
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PINSENT, Thomas Benjamin Roy appointed
director
2009-12-08
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FRYER, Mark Jonathan resigned
director
2008-05-20
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MALLON, Paul Ronald appointed
director
2008-05-20
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ALLEN, Simon Nicholas resigned
director
2008-05-20
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FRYER, Mark Jonathan appointed
director
2008-05-20
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TAGGART, Sean David resigned
director
2007-04-19
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ALLEN, Simon Nicholas appointed
secretary
2007-04-19
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BRIDGE, David Andrew resigned
secretary
2007-04-19
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BRIDGE, David Andrew resigned
director
2006-04-01
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HORNBY, Stephen Preston appointed
director
2006-04-01
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STRATTON, Paul resigned
director
2004-02-01
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BEAUMONT, John Philip resigned
director
2004-01-21
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BEAUMONT, Paul John appointed
director
2002-09-29
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BAUM, Kevin resigned
director
2002-08-31
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BRIDGE, David Andrew appointed
secretary
2002-08-31
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DUGGAN, Erica Joan resigned
secretary
2002-08-31
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BRIDGE, David Andrew appointed
director
2002-03-04
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BAUM, Kevin appointed
director
2002-01-31
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FITZGERLAD, Clare resigned
director
2001-03-31
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TOPIOL, Gerald resigned
director
2000-11-20
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BRIDGE, David resigned
director
2000-11-20
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FITZGERLAD, Clare appointed
director
2000-04-03
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STRATTON, Paul appointed
director
1999-11-17
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ILES, John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-11-19

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1994-03-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Mary Street House

Mary Street

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 3NW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 23 resigned)

BEAUMONT, Paul John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-01-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUGGAN, Erica Joan→

director · ~66y · appointed 1997-03-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HORNBY, Stephen Preston→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MALLON, Paul Ronald→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLEN, Simon Nicholas→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2012-03-08

Resigned

BRIDGE, David Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-31 · resigned 2007-04-19

Resigned

DUGGAN, Erica Joan→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-22 · resigned 2002-08-31

Resigned

THELEN, Sally Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1998-07-22

Resigned

ALLEN, Simon Nicholas→

director · ~70y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 2008-05-20

Resigned

BAUM, Kevin→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2002-09-29

Resigned

BAUM, Kevin David→

director · ~61y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1995-04-11

Resigned

BEAUMONT, John Philip→

director · ~90y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 2004-02-01

Resigned

BENNETT, Ralph Jean Godolphin→

director · ~76y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1997-09-17

Resigned

BRIDGE, David Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-08-31 · resigned 2007-04-19

Resigned

BRIDGE, David→

director · ~60y · appointed 1995-04-11 · resigned 2000-11-20

Resigned

DIXON, Roger→

director · ~88y · appointed 1994-11-09 · resigned 1996-01-10

Resigned

FITZGERLAD, Clare→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2002-01-31

Resigned

FRYER, Mark Jonathan→

director · ~53y · appointed 2008-05-20 · resigned 2009-12-08

Resigned

ILES, John→

director · ~72y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1999-11-17

Resigned

MOORE, Stephen James→

director · ~71y · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2019-11-19

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2019-09-03

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2019-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2018-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-03-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2017-07-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2017-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-03-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2016-03-29

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2016-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2015-06-15

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2015-03-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2014-07-17

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2014-03-18