CT TRAVEL GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
03464732 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£4.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
127 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
70
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,282,086

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4.5m
Net Worth
£4.3m
Current Assets
£9.9m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£4.30M
Current assets£9.92M
Cash£4.47M
Debtors£4.44M
Net assets£4.28M

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-18
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    KEMPSTER, Mark James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-20
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  6. 2024-11-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-11-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2024-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2024-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-10-29
    ➕
    HARRISON, Kevin John appointed
    director
  20. 2024-10-29
    ➕
    NORMAN, Ben appointed
    director
  21. 2024-10-29
    ➕
    WALSH, Adam Spencer appointed
    director
  22. 2024-10-29
    ➖
    BEVAN, David Ashley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2024-10-29
    ➖
    BEVAN, David Ashley resigned
    director
  24. 2024-10-29
    ➖
    KEMPSTER, Thomas Charles resigned
    director
  25. 2024-10-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  26. 2024-10-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2022-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  30. 2016-11-23
    ➖
    HAIGH ROSSER, Barbara Joanne resigned
    director
  31. 2016-09-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2015-02-06
    ➕
    HAIGH ROSSER, Barbara Joanne appointed
    director
  33. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    COLLINS, Clare Michelle appointed
    director
  34. 2012-08-21
    ➕
    BEVAN, David Ashley appointed
    director
  35. 2012-05-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mark James and Julie Kempster
  36. 2012-02-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 2007-10-04
    ➕
    BEVAN, David Ashley appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-10-04
    ➖
    KEMPSTER, Mark James resigned
    secretary
  39. 2006-10-16
    ➖
    RAYNOR, Paul Louis resigned
    director
  40. 2001-04-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 2001-02-16
    ➕
    KEMPSTER, Thomas Charles appointed
    director
  42. 1997-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CT TRAVEL GROUP LTD
  43. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    KEMPSTER, Mark James appointed
    secretary
  44. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1997-11-12
    ➖
    L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    KEMPSTER, Mark James appointed
    director
  47. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    RAYNOR, Paul Louis appointed
    director
  48. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 1997-11-12
    ➖
    L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.

Group structure

Good Travel Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Good Travel Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CT TRAVEL GROUP LTD
This company · 03464732

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
Good Travel Management Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark James Kempsterceased 29/10/2024· 50-75% shares

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

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6 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
Incorporated1997-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

Quarry House Hesslewood Office Park
Ferriby Road
Hessle
HU13 0LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

COLLINS, Clare Michelle→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Kevin John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORMAN, Ben→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALSH, Adam Spencer→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVAN, David Ashley→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2024-10-29
Resigned
KEMPSTER, Mark James→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned
L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1997-11-12
Resigned
BEVAN, David Ashley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-21 · resigned 2024-10-29
Resigned
HAIGH ROSSER, Barbara Joanne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-02-06 · resigned 2016-11-23
Resigned
KEMPSTER, Mark James→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2025-11-18
Resigned
KEMPSTER, Thomas Charles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2024-10-29
Resigned
RAYNOR, Paul Louis→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1997-11-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/09/2016—
satisfied
Mark James and Julie Kempster
Debenture1 property28/05/201218/10/2024
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property11/04/200108/02/2012
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Recent filings (127 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2025-03-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31