THE TRAVERS FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

08277339 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-11-01

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-07-15
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accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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officers · AP01
2024-01-16
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officers · AP01
2024-01-08
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BROWN, Emily Denise appointed
director
2024-01-08
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POWELL, Vanessa Jo appointed
director
2023-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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officers · TM01
2023-01-09
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ALLAND, Rachel resigned
director
2023-01-09
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DONALD, Bruce Patrick resigned
director
2023-01-09
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POWELL, Julie Ann resigned
director
2022-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-01
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ALLAND, Rachel appointed
director
2021-01-12
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MCEVOY, Martin John resigned
director
2020-10-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-03
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officers · AP01
2020-07-06
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FORSEY, Kieran Joseph appointed
director
2020-07-06
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HEYWOOD, Helen Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-07-06
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POWELL, Julie Ann appointed
director
2019-11-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-01-01
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HARTLEY, Andrew resigned
director
2018-05-24
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WARD, Julie Anne resigned
director
2017-07-24
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DONALD, Bruce Patrick appointed
director
2017-07-24
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HARTLEY, Andrew appointed
director
2016-06-30
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LESLIE, John Martin resigned
director
2014-12-15
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LESLIE, John Martin appointed
director
2012-11-01
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Company incorporated
As THE TRAVERS FOUNDATION
2012-11-01
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FORSEY, Terence Francis appointed
director
2012-11-01
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SHARMAN, William James appointed
director
2012-11-01
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TAIT, Gary Robert appointed
director
2012-11-01
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MCEVOY, Martin John appointed
director
2012-11-01
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WARD, Julie Anne appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2012-11-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Barn House

High Street

Gretton

Northamptonshire

NN17 3DF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01