ART TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07811535 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
51 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
- 2021-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
- 2021-04-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-04-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-31➕POWELL, Damien Lawson appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-31➕POWELL, Damien Lawson appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖POWELL, David Lloyd resignedsecretary
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ART TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED
- 2011-10-17➕POWELL, Simon Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2011-10-17➕POWELL, David Lloyd appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Lloyd Powell Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Damien Lawson Powell Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 02/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Abacus House
Caxton Place
Cardiff
CF23 8HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
POWELL, Damien Lawson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-03-31
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POWELL, Damien Lawson→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-31
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POWELL, Simon Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-10-17
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POWELL, David Lloyd→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-10-17 · resigned 2021-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Assetz Capital Trust Company Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 13/05/2021 | 20/07/2022 | |
| satisfied | Assetz Capital Trust Company Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 13/05/2021 | 20/07/2022 |
Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25