ALKHALIL HAJJ TRAVELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08065531 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-11
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
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-28
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2014-10-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2014-05-01
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    BENOTMAN, Mohamed Melad appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-01
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    ALERAIG, Mahmoud Ali resigned
    director
  20. 2013-05-15
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    BENOTMAN, Mohamed appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-05-15
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    ALERAIG, Mahmoud Ali appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-15
    ➖
    BENOTMAN, Mohamed Melad resigned
    director
  23. 2012-05-15
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    BENOTMAN, Mohamed Melad appointed
    director
  24. 2012-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ALKHALIL HAJJ TRAVELS LIMITED
  25. 2012-05-11
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  26. 2012-05-11
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohamed Melad Benotman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

264 Cheetham Hill Road
Manchester
M8 8UG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BENOTMAN, Mohamed→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENOTMAN, Mohamed Melad→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
ALERAIG, Mahmoud Ali→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-05-15 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
BENOTMAN, Mohamed Melad→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2013-05-15
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-11 · resigned 2012-05-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/10/2014—
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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-11