ADMIRAL TRAVEL UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04105992 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-10
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 25.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£260.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 25.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £260,001
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£341k
Net Worth
£260k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£423k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £278.5k | £221.3k |
| Current assets | £423.1k | £312.4k |
| Cash | £340.9k | — |
| Debtors | £82.1k | — |
| Net assets | £260.0k | £154.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-10-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-10-19➕WEATHERILL, Craig appointeddirector
- 2022-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-08-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-08-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Stamford Buildings Altrincham Limited
- 2001-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Stamford Buildings Altrincham Limited
- 2000-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMIRAL TRAVEL UK LIMITED
- 2000-11-10➕NELSON, Sarah Louise appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-10➕NELSON, Andrew Gary appointeddirector
- 2000-11-10➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-10➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-10➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-11-10➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Gary Nelson Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
2 Station View
Hazel Grove
Stockport
SK7 5ER
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
NELSON, Sarah Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-11-10
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NELSON, Andrew Gary→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-11-10
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WEATHERILL, Craig→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-10-19
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-11-10
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-11-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Stamford Buildings Altrincham Stamford Buildings Altrincham Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 07/01/2003 | 25/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Stamford Buildings Altrincham Stamford Buildings Altrincham Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 10/04/2001 | 25/08/2015 |
Recent filings (94 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-10-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-21