A B TRAVEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07520606 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-08
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-02-21
    ➕
    KENNY, Patrick Francis appointed
    director
  11. 2021-02-21
    ➖
    BONADONNA, Antonella, Estate Of resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-04-23
    ➕
    KENNY, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-04-23
    ➖
    KENNY, Patrick resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-04-23
    ➕
    BONADONNA, Antonella, Estate Of appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-23
    ➖
    BONADONNA, Antonella, Estate Of resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-20
    ➕
    KENNY, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-04-20
    ➖
    CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2012-04-20
    ➕
    BONADONNA, Antonella, Estate Of appointed
    director
  25. 2012-04-20
    ➖
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigned
    director
  26. 2012-04-20
    ➖
    CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2011-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A B TRAVEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  28. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2011-02-08
    ➕
    CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Estate Of Antonella Bonadonna
Individual · Italian · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

161 Bull Lane
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 8NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KENNY, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNY, Patrick Francis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNY, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-23 · resigned 2012-04-23
Resigned
CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-08 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned
BONADONNA, Antonella, Estate Of→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-23 · resigned 2012-04-23
Resigned
BONADONNA, Antonella, Estate Of→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2021-02-21
Resigned
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-02-08 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned
CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-02-08 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08