BABSALAM UMRA & HAJJ AGENCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04436830 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-13
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£500
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
  • 79901Activities of tourist guides
  • 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £500

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£500
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£100£200£300£400£500Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-152023-12-15
Total assets£500£500
Net assets£500£500

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

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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-11-24
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    TURNER, Jacqueline Anne resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-19
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    TURNER, Jacqueline Anne appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-09-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-09-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2017-09-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-09-18
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    DAWODU, Jennifer Oluyemisi resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-08-01
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    CASAL, George Saka appointed
    director
  21. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    CASAL, Valerie Ganiat appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    DAWODU, Jennifer Oluyemisi appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-05-22
    ➖
    CASAL, Olusola Abdul Salam resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    CASAL, Olusola Abdul Salam appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    CASAL, Valerie Folashade appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    CASAL, Valerie Folashade resigned
    director
  27. 2002-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BABSALAM UMRA & HAJJ AGENCY LIMITED
  28. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-13
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-05-13
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Valerie Ganiat Casal
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Valerie Ganiat Casalceased 18/09/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

66 Trinity House Bessemer Road
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1GP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last made up to: 2024-12-15
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CASAL, George Saka→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASAL, Valerie Ganiat→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASAL, Olusola Abdul Salam→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2005-05-22
Resigned
DAWODU, Jennifer Oluyemisi→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2017-09-18
Resigned
TURNER, Jacqueline Anne→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-19 · resigned 2020-11-24
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2002-05-13
Resigned
CASAL, Valerie Folashade→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2002-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-15