CHANDLERS COACH TRAVEL LTD

💤Zombieactive

05430177 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-20

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 Apr 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-04-30	2025-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-29
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-03
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I'ANSON, Margaret Sara Baker resigned
secretary
2019-05-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-05-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-05-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-31
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I'ANSON, Jack appointed
director
2019-03-31
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I'ANSON, Christopher resigned
director
2019-03-31
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I'ANSON, Margaret Sara Baker resigned
director
2009-03-02
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I'ANSON, Christopher appointed
director
2009-01-09
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I'ANSON, Christopher resigned
director
2005-04-29
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I'ANSON, Margaret Sara Baker appointed
secretary
2005-04-29
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I'ANSON, Christopher appointed
director
2005-04-29
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I'ANSON, Margaret Sara Baker appointed
director
2005-04-20
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Company incorporated
As CHANDLERS COACH TRAVEL LTD
2005-04-20
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-20
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-20
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-20
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jack I'Anson Individual · British · DOB 04/1996 · age 30	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/03/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Margaret Sara Cynthia I'Ansonceased 31/03/2019· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2005-04-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

158 Chemical Road

West Wilts Trading Estate

Westbury

BA13 4JN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-31

Last made up to: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

I'ANSON, Jack→

director · ~30y · appointed 2019-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

I'ANSON, Margaret Sara Baker→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2020-01-03

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-20 · resigned 2005-04-20

Resigned

I'ANSON, Christopher→

director · ~69y · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2019-03-31

Resigned

I'ANSON, Christopher→

director · ~69y · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2009-01-09

Resigned

I'ANSON, Margaret Sara Baker→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2019-03-31

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-20 · resigned 2005-04-20

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-07-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-01

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-04-30

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-04-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-06

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-02-16