CLASSIC TRAVELLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04662193 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£143.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £143,611
Net assets shrinking
Down £43,963 YoY
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£422k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£144k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£197k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£84k£169k£253k£338k£422kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£143.6k£187.6k
Current assets£196.6k£349.4k
Cash£422.0k£324.0k
Debtors£-225.4k£25.4k
Net assets£143.6k£187.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-06-03
    ➖
    DOWDING, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-01-31
    ➖
    DOWDING, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2003-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIC TRAVELLING LIMITED
  19. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    DOWDING, Sarah Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    DOWDING, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-02-11
    ➖
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    DOWDING, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2003-02-11
    ➕
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-02-11
    ➖
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sarah Margaret Dowding
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

School House Amport Road
Monxton
Andover
Hampshire
SP11 8AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DOWDING, Sarah Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWDING, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2013-06-03
Resigned
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2003-02-11
Resigned
DOWDING, Elizabeth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2009-01-31
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2003-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-25