FIRST CALL TRAVEL (BRIDGEND) LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £274.6k | £282.4k |
| Current assets | £193.7k | £200.3k |
| Cash | £89.5k | £104.0k |
| Net assets | £268.5k | £249.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-04-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-05-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-01-06➖SMITH, Nigel David resigneddirector
- 2011-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRST CALL TRAVEL (BRIDGEND) LIMITED
- 2011-05-18➕MAHONEY, Shaun Stephen appointeddirector
- 2011-05-18➕SMITH, Nigel David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shaun Stephen Mahoney Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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