EXSUS TRAVEL LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
03385363 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-11
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
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£14.14M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 26.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
134 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.

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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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £9,611
Turnover YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£14.14M£13.91M
Gross profit£1.80M£1.78M
Operating profit£11.0k£138.7k
Profit before tax£9.6k£126.8k
Average employees27002600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2023-10-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2014-12-15
    ➖
    ROONEY, Phillipa Louise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-12-15
    ➖
    ROONEY, Phillipa Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2013-10-30
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    ROONEY, Giles Anthony Simon appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2013-02-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2013-02-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2008-04-06
    ➖
    TURNER, James Phillip resigned
    director
  24. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    REHMAN, Habib appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    ROONEY, Phillipa Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    ROONEY, Giles resigned
    director
  27. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    ROONEY, Phillipa Louise appointed
    director
  28. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    TURNER, James Phillip appointed
    director
  29. 2008-01-21
    ➖
    TURNER, James Phillip resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-01-21
    ➖
    TURNER, James Phillip resigned
    director
  31. 2004-01-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2000-03-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 2000-03-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    TURNER, James Phillip appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-07-09
    ➖
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    ROONEY, Giles appointed
    director
  37. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    TURNER, James Phillip appointed
    director
  38. 1997-07-09
    ➖
    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1997-07-09
    ➖
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1997-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXSUS TRAVEL LIMITED
  41. 1997-06-11
    ➕
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1997-06-11
    ➕
    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 1997-06-11
    ➕
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giles Anthony Simon Rooney
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/10/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated1997-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Studio 5, 3rd Floor, Mirror Works
12 Marshgate Lane
London
E15 2NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

REHMAN, Habib→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROONEY, Giles Anthony Simon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROONEY, Phillipa Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned
TURNER, James Phillip→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 2008-01-21
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned
ROONEY, Giles→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
ROONEY, Phillipa Louise→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned
TURNER, James Phillip→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
TURNER, James Phillip→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 2008-01-21
Resigned
DLA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—18/10/2017—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property12/01/200401/02/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property29/03/200001/02/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property29/03/200001/02/2013
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Recent filings (134 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-25