1 STOP CRUISE SHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05421927 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-07-14
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    TROMANS, Carl William appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-10-31
    ➕
    GARDNER, Chris appointed
    director
  15. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    CONLON, James Martin resigned
    director
  16. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-17
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    BACON, Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-05
    ➕
    BACON, Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-05
    ➖
    GARDNER, Andrew James resigned
    director
  22. 2013-08-27
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Anthony John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Anthony John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-04-20
    ➖
    PEREZ, Arnaldo resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    CONLON, James Martin appointed
    director
  26. 2006-09-13
    ➕
    PEREZ, Arnaldo appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-09-13
    ➖
    CASTLEGATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-09-13
    ➕
    GARDNER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  29. 2006-09-13
    ➖
    CASTLEGATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2005-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 STOP CRUISE SHOP LIMITED
  31. 2005-04-12
    ➕
    CASTLEGATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2005-04-12
    ➕
    CASTLEGATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Www.Cruise.Co.Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Www.Cruise.Co.Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1 STOP CRUISE SHOP LIMITED
This company · 05421927

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Www.Cruise.Co.Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/11/2016

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
Incorporated2005-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

Grosvenor House
Prospect Hill
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 4DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GARDNER, Chris→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROMANS, Carl William→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2013-08-27
Resigned
PEREZ, Arnaldo→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2007-04-20
Resigned
CASTLEGATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2006-09-13
Resigned
BACON, Stephen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-08-05 · resigned 2018-09-17
Resigned
CONLON, James Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
GARDNER, Andrew James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2016-08-05
Resigned
CASTLEGATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2006-09-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-15