A & T VENTURES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06736715 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4,636
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 169% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.6k | £1.7k |
| Current assets | £54.5k | £54.3k |
| Net assets | £4.6k | £1.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14➕HOLDGATE, Colin appointeddirector
- 2023-11-14➕RANDALL, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-15➕BROOKS, Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A & T VENTURES LIMITED
- 2008-10-29➕HOLDGATE, Tracy Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2008-10-29➕RANDALL, Annette Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Holdgate Individual · English · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/11/2023 |
Mr Andrew Peter Randall Individual · English · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/11/2023 |
Mrs Annette Marie Randall Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Tracy Elizabeth Holdgate Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
7 Davidson Close
Great Cornard
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 0YU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BROOKS, Richard John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-10-15
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HOLDGATE, Colin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-11-14
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HOLDGATE, Tracy Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-10-29
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RANDALL, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-11-14
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RANDALL, Annette Marie→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-29
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14