AIRWORLD TOURS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03550364 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-09-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-08-22📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-28➖KHAN, Mumtaz resigneddirector
- 2009-06-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-03-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-05-19➕SHAHID, Muhammed Afzal appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-19➕AKRAM, Mohammad appointeddirector
- 1998-05-19➕SHAHID, Muhammed Afzal appointeddirector
- 1998-05-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-19➕KHAN, Mumtaz appointeddirector
- 1998-05-19➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRWORLD TOURS LIMITED
- 1998-04-22➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-04-22➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammad Akram Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/10/2016 |
Mr Muhammed Afzal Shahid Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
130 Burnt Oak Broadway
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 0BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SHAHID, Muhammed Afzal→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-05-19
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AKRAM, Mohammad→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-05-19
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SHAHID, Muhammed Afzal→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-05-19
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 1998-05-19
KHAN, Mumtaz→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1998-05-19 · resigned 2014-10-28
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 1998-05-19
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 18/06/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 25/03/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-10-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-08-23
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-22