DESTINOLOGY LIMITED

📈Growthactive

04293908 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-26

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£59.70M

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Tour operator activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.3y

45/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £788,595

Turnover YoY

+10%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Turnover	£59.70M	£54.34M
Gross profit	£7.27M	£6.68M
Operating profit	£336.4k	£180.1k
Profit before tax	£788.6k	£573.7k
Average employees	10900	11100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-07-31
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accounts · AA
2020-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-29
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officers · AP01
2020-10-29
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officers · AP01
2020-10-29
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officers · AP01
2020-10-28
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address · AD01
2020-10-20
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CASSIDY, Brian appointed
director
2020-10-20
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GREEN, Rick appointed
director
2020-10-20
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WILSON, Duncan Campbell appointed
director
2020-10-20
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HAYNES, Victoria resigned
secretary
2020-10-20
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JENKINS, Stephen Adrian resigned
director
2020-10-20
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WINDLE, Deborah Louise resigned
director
2020-08-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-06-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-25
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SHAW, Peter Robin resigned
director
2018-11-06
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JENKINS, Stephen Adrian appointed
director
2018-08-17
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DONALD, Alan Charles resigned
director
2018-01-26
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SHAW, Peter Robin appointed
director
2017-12-31
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LINFOOT, Jeannette resigned
director
2017-05-22
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SPEAKMAN, Dominic James resigned
director
2017-01-31
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LINFOOT, Jeannette appointed
director
2017-01-31
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STRONG, Andrew Jonathan Peter resigned
director
2015-06-12
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Charge satisfied #6
2015-06-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-08-12
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HAYNES, Victoria appointed
secretary
2014-08-12
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SPEAKMAN, Dominic resigned
secretary
2014-08-12
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BOOTH, Carole resigned
director
2014-08-12
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DONALD, Alan Charles appointed
director
2014-08-12
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GENT, Simon resigned
director
2014-08-12
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HINGLEY, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-08-12
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SPEAKMAN, Annelouise resigned
director
2014-08-12
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STRONG, Andrew Jonathan Peter appointed
director
2014-08-12
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WINDLE, Deborah Louise appointed
director
2014-07-04
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-05-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-05-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-04-07
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-02-27
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SPEAKMAN, Annelouise appointed
director
2011-03-29
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GENT, Simon appointed
director
2011-03-23
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BOOTH, Carole appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 66 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Brooklyn Travel Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DESTINOLOGY LIMITED

This company · 04293908

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
Brooklyn Travel Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/10/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

St&H Limitedceased 20/10/2020· 75-100% shares
Mr Dominic James Speakmanceased 11/04/2017· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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

Incorporated2001-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

42 High Street

Northwood

Middlesex

HA6 1BL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

CASSIDY, Brian→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREEN, Rick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILSON, Duncan Campbell→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAYNES, Victoria→

secretary · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2020-10-20

Resigned

SPEAKMAN, Dominic→

secretary · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2014-08-12

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2001-09-26

Resigned

BOOTH, Carole→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-23 · resigned 2014-08-12

Resigned

DONALD, Alan Charles→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2018-08-17

Resigned

GENT, Simon→

director · ~47y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2014-08-12

Resigned

HINGLEY, Susan Elizabeth→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2014-08-12

Resigned

JENKINS, Stephen Adrian→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-11-06 · resigned 2020-10-20

Resigned

LINFOOT, Jeannette→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2017-12-31

Resigned

SHAW, Peter Robin→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-01-26 · resigned 2020-06-25

Resigned

SPEAKMAN, Annelouise→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-02-27 · resigned 2014-08-12

Resigned

SPEAKMAN, Dominic James→

director · ~50y · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2017-05-22

Resigned

SPEAKMAN, Paul→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2004-03-31

Resigned

STRONG, Andrew Jonathan Peter→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2017-01-31

Resigned

WINDLE, Deborah Louise→

director · ~52y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2020-10-20

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2001-09-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Deed of charge over deposit	1 property	17/03/2010	12/06/2015
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Deed of charge over deposit	1 property	01/03/2009	12/06/2015
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Charge over a deposit held by yorkshire bank (own account)	1 property	22/02/2007	04/07/2014
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Charge over a deposit	1 property	16/02/2006	07/04/2014
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Charge over a deposit	1 property	26/04/2005	06/05/2014
satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Charge over a deposit held by yorkshire bank PLC (own account)	1 property	21/01/2003	06/05/2014