ASHCROFT TRAVEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04782623 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-30

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£803.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49319

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £803,551

Cash YoY

+331%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£169k

↑ 331% YoY

Net Worth

£804k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£431k

↑ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.97M	£1.66M
Current assets	£430.9k	£361.9k
Cash	£169.3k	£39.3k
Debtors	£261.6k	£322.6k
Net assets	£803.6k	£658.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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2025-07-29
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2025-07-29
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officers · CH01
2025-07-29
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officers · CH03
2025-03-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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address · AD01
2023-06-08
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2022-05-31
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2021-06-20
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accounts · AA
2020-02-29
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2019-02-28
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accounts · AA
2018-02-28
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2017-02-28
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2008-12-03
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BROWN, Kevin Anthony resigned
director
2008-03-11
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NOLAN, Ian appointed
secretary
2008-03-11
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BROWN, Denise resigned
secretary
2006-11-01
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CHILTON, Mark Joseph appointed
director
2006-11-01
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NOLAN, Ian appointed
director
2005-01-01
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BROWN, Denise appointed
secretary
2004-12-24
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REYNOLDS, Michael resigned
secretary
2004-07-29
➕
BROWN, Kevin Anthony appointed
director
2004-07-29
➖
MOORE, David William resigned
director
2004-07-09
➕
REYNOLDS, Michael appointed
secretary
2004-07-09
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GORMAN, Craig John resigned
director
2004-05-19
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MARRON, Steven resigned
secretary
2004-05-18
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WINSTANLEY, Peter John resigned
director
2004-05-18
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WINSTANLEY, Stella resigned
director
2004-03-29
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WINSTANLEY, Stella appointed
director
2004-01-30
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MARRON, Steven appointed
secretary
2004-01-30
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WINSTANLEY, Peter John resigned
secretary
2003-05-30
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Company incorporated
As ASHCROFT TRAVEL LIMITED
2003-05-30
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WINSTANLEY, Peter John appointed
secretary
2003-05-30
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OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-05-30
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OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-05-30
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GORMAN, Craig John appointed
director
2003-05-30
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MOORE, David William appointed
director
2003-05-30
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WINSTANLEY, Peter John appointed
director
2003-05-30
➕
OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-05-30
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OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Joseph Chilton Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/03/2017
Mr Ian Nolan Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	02/03/2017

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

Incorporated2003-05-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

Unit 6 Phoenix Business Park

Goodlass Road

Liverpool

L24 9HL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-16

Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

NOLAN, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-11

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Active

CHILTON, Mark Joseph→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-01

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Active

NOLAN, Ian→

director · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Denise→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2008-03-11

Resigned

MARRON, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2004-05-19

Resigned

REYNOLDS, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-09 · resigned 2004-12-24

Resigned

WINSTANLEY, Peter John→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2004-01-30

Resigned

OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2003-05-30

Resigned

BROWN, Kevin Anthony→

director · ~68y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2008-12-03

Resigned

GORMAN, Craig John→

director · ~44y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2004-07-09

Resigned

MOORE, David William→

director · ~84y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2004-07-29

Resigned

WINSTANLEY, Peter John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2004-05-18

Resigned

WINSTANLEY, Stella→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-05-18

Resigned

OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2003-05-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-29

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-02-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-13