C W TRAVEL (WORCESTER) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05942596 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-21
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 1.5y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 10 | 1100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2013-07-29➖WILKES, Craig James resigneddirector
- 2012-05-25➕WILKES, Stacey Claire appointeddirector
- 2011-04-05➖WILKES, Mick resigneddirector
- 2006-12-01➕WILKES, Mick appointeddirector
- 2006-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs C W TRAVEL (WORCESTER) LIMITED
- 2006-09-21➕WILKES, Stacey Claire appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-21➕OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-21➖OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-21➕WILKES, Craig James appointeddirector
- 2006-09-21➕OAKLEY COMPANY FORMATION SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-09-21➖OAKLEY COMPANY FORMATION SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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 Craig James Wilkes Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 22/08/2016 |
Mrs Stacey Claire Wilkes Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/10/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Stacey Claire Wilkesceased 22/08/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Craig James Wilkesceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Leacroft Moseley Road
Hallow
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 6NJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
WILKES, Stacey Claire→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKES, Stacey Claire→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2006-09-21
WILKES, Craig James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2013-07-29
WILKES, Mick→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2011-04-05
OAKLEY COMPANY FORMATION SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2006-09-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2025 | 19/12/2025 |
Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-12