ALBATROSS INCOMING TOURS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03326602 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£8.04M
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £260,760
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £8.04M |
| Gross profit | £1.03M |
| Operating profit | £259.9k |
| Profit before tax | £260.8k |
| Average employees | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-04-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-08-21➖TAGGART, Sean David resignedsecretary
- 2017-08-21➖TAGGART, Sean David resigneddirector
- 2010-04-01➕HANDY, Adam George appointedsecretary
- 2010-04-01➕HANDY, Adam George appointeddirector
- 2008-09-19➕HORNBY, Stephen Preston appointeddirector
- 2008-09-19➕TAGGART, Sean David appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-19➖THELEN, Sally Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2008-09-19➖CONDON, Patricia Marie resigneddirector
- 2008-09-19➖SILBERMAYR, Erich Joseph resigneddirector
- 2008-09-19➖THELEN, Manfred Xaver resigneddirector
- 2008-09-19➖THELEN, Sally Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 1997-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBATROSS INCOMING TOURS LIMITED
- 1997-03-03➕THELEN, Sally Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1997-03-03➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-03-03➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-03-03➕CONDON, Patricia Marie appointeddirector
- 1997-03-03➕SILBERMAYR, Erich Joseph appointeddirector
- 1997-03-03➕TAGGART, Sean David appointeddirector
- 1997-03-03➕THELEN, Manfred Xaver appointeddirector
- 1997-03-03➕THELEN, Sally Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1997-03-03➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-03-03➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)
Group structure
Inspired Travel Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Inspired Travel Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALBATROSS INCOMING TOURS LIMITED
This company · 03326602
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspired Travel Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 21/08/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Albatross Group Limitedceased 31/03/2022· significant influence · firm interest
- Albatross Group Holdingsceased 21/08/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| BOB PROWSE GYM LIMITED→ 04640645 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
14 New Hythe Lane
Larkfield
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 6AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
HANDY, Adam George→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANDY, Adam George→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-04-01
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HORNBY, Stephen Preston→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-09-19
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TAGGART, Sean David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-19 · resigned 2017-08-21
THELEN, Sally Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2008-09-19
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 1997-03-03
CONDON, Patricia Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2008-09-19
SILBERMAYR, Erich Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2008-09-19
TAGGART, Sean David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2017-08-21
THELEN, Manfred Xaver→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2008-09-19
THELEN, Sally Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 2008-09-19
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-03 · resigned 1997-03-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (90 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-27