AVRORA TRAVEL AND LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
08206014 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£0
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51102
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79901Activities of tourist guides
  • 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
28 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
75
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
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£0—
Net assets£0—

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-14
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  3. 2024-06-15
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  4. 2023-05-24
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  5. 2022-06-27
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  6. 2021-05-30
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  7. 2020-05-27
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  8. 2019-07-17
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  9. 2018-06-13
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  10. 2017-06-10
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  11. 2016-06-04
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  12. 2015-09-15
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  13. 2015-06-11
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  14. 2014-10-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AVRORA TRAVEL AND LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD.
  16. 2012-09-07
    ➕
    BULLOCK, Ekaterina Vladimirovna appointed
    director
  17. 2012-09-07
    ➕
    BULLOCK, Iain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Ekaterina Vladimirovna Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Tollgate Cottage Bedford Road
Cople
Bedford
MK44 3TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BULLOCK, Ekaterina Vladimirovna→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-07
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BULLOCK, Iain→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-07
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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-17