A2B NEWQUAY TRAVEL LTD

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06842881 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£501.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £501,205
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,142 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£501k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£235k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£102k£204k£306k£407k£509kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£645.3k£610.6k
Current assets£234.7k£265.3k
Cash£31.8k£62.4k
Debtors£202.8k£202.9k
Net assets£501.2k£509.3k

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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  3. 2023-12-29
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  4. 2023-01-13
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  5. 2022-03-16
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-29
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  11. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2011-12-14
    ➖
    MARTIN, Ryan Andrew resigned
    director
  17. 2011-02-03
    ➖
    MARTIN, Liam David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-02-03
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    MARTIN, Ryan Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2009-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2B NEWQUAY TRAVEL LTD
  20. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    MARTIN, Derek Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    MARTIN, Liam David appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Derek Anthony Martin
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Bejowan Farm
Quintrell Downs
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 4PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARTIN, Derek Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Liam David→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2011-02-03
Resigned
MARTIN, Ryan Andrew→
director · ~37y · appointed 2011-02-03 · resigned 2011-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26