ABC TRAVEL (HARLOW) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08057575 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees19001900

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-18
    ➖
    MUNIR, Safian resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-18
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-06-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-06-26
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    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-03-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2019-03-07
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    MUNIR, Safian appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2012-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC TRAVEL (HARLOW) LIMITED
  23. 2012-05-04
    ➕
    JONES, Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-05-04
    ➕
    JONES, Nicholas appointed
    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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Safian Munirceased 18/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

239 Bullsmoor Lane
Enfield
EN1 4SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-04
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Active
JONES, Nicholas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-05-04
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Active
MUNIR, Safian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-07 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/06/201320/03/2019

Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05