AL-NOOR TRAVELS AND TOURS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05068041 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-09
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.4y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees500500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-04-10
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    KHAN, Mahmood resigned
    director
  12. 2021-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-01-11
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    KHAN, Mahmood appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-04
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    officers · AP03
  17. 2019-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-04-03
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    KHAN, Mahmood appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-04-03
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    RAFIQ, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-03-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2019-03-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2019-03-12
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    KHAN, Mahmood resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-03-12
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    RAFIQ, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-12-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Habib Bank Zurich PLC
  25. 2015-01-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Habib Bank Ag Zurich
  26. 2004-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AL-NOOR TRAVELS AND TOURS LTD
  27. 2004-03-09
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    MAHMOOD, Azhar appointed
    director
  28. 2004-03-09
    ➕
    KHAN, Mahmood appointed
    secretary

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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Azhar Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

66 Killinghall Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD3 8HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KHAN, Mahmood→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-03
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Active
MAHMOOD, Azhar→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-03-09
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Active
KHAN, Mahmood→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-09 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned
RAFIQ, Mohammed→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-12 · resigned 2019-04-03
Resigned
KHAN, Mahmood→
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-01-11 · resigned 2021-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Habib Bank Zurich
Habib Bank Zurich PLC
A registered charge1 property02/12/2016—
outstanding
Habib Bank Ag Zurich
A registered charge—05/01/2015—
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21