ALISON WEIR TOURS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07276807 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-08

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Travel agency activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Average employees	200	0

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
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ARMOUR, Christine Joan appointed
director
2026-04-07
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ALEXANDER, Julian Mark resigned
secretary
2026-04-07
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ALEXANDER, Julian Mark resigned
director
2026-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-19
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-24
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accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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accounts · AA
2020-06-24
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accounts · AA
2020-06-11
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address · AD01
2019-05-21
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accounts · AA
2018-07-05
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accounts · AA
2010-06-08
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Company incorporated
As ALISON WEIR TOURS LIMITED
2010-06-08
➕
WEIR, Alison appointed
director
2010-06-08
➕
ALEXANDER, Julian Mark appointed
secretary
2010-06-08
➕
ALEXANDER, Julian Mark appointed
director
2010-06-08
➕
KAHAN, Barbara appointed
director
2010-06-08
➖
KAHAN, Barbara resigned
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WEIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALEXANDER, Julian Mark resigned 2026-04-07; ALEXANDER, Julian Mark resigned 2026-04-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alison Weir Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75	75–100%	—	board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-06-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

St Mary's House

Netherhampton

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP2 8PU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ARMOUR, Christine Joan→

director · ~73y · appointed 2026-04-07

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Active

WEIR, Alison→

director · ~75y · appointed 2010-06-08

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Active

ALEXANDER, Julian Mark→

secretary · appointed 2010-06-08 · resigned 2026-04-07

Resigned

ALEXANDER, Julian Mark→

director · ~68y · appointed 2010-06-08 · resigned 2026-04-07

Resigned

KAHAN, Barbara→

director · ~95y · appointed 2010-06-08 · resigned 2010-06-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-04-16

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officers · TM01

2026-04-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-07

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-19

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-19

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-19

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-19

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-05-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-09