AETRAVELS LTD

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09149956 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    NGUYEN, Thi Kim Thoa resigned
    director
  7. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-01-01
    ➖
    DO, Ha Thao Nguyen resigned
    director
  12. 2022-01-01
    ➕
    NGUYEN, Thi Kim Thoa appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-12-17
    ➕
    PHAM, Mr Minh Son appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-12-17
    ➖
    PHAM, Minh Son resigned
    director
  22. 2015-11-23
    ➕
    DO, Ha Thao Nguyen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-11-23
    ➖
    DO, Ha Thao Nguyen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2015-11-23
    ➖
    PHAM, Minh Son resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-11-23
    ➕
    DO, Ha Thao Nguyen appointed
    director
  26. 2015-11-23
    ➖
    DO, Ha Thao Nguyen resigned
    director
  27. 2015-11-23
    ➕
    PHAM, Minh Son appointed
    director
  28. 2015-08-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    PHAM, Minh Son appointed
    secretary
  30. 2014-08-06
    ➕
    NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong appointed
    secretary
  31. 2014-08-06
    ➖
    NGUYEN, Dac resigned
    secretary
  32. 2014-08-06
    ➕
    DO, Ha Thao Nguyen appointed
    director
  33. 2014-08-06
    ➖
    NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong resigned
    director
  34. 2014-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AETRAVELS LTD
  35. 2014-07-28
    ➕
    NGUYEN, Dac appointed
    secretary
  36. 2014-07-28
    ➕
    NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Ha Thao Nguyen Do
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

18 Peckham High Street
Peckham High Street
London
SE15 5DT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHAM, Mr Minh Son→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DO, Ha Thao Nguyen→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2015-11-23
Resigned
NGUYEN, Dac→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2014-08-06
Resigned
PHAM, Minh Son→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2015-11-23
Resigned
DO, Ha Thao Nguyen→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
DO, Ha Thao Nguyen→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-08-06 · resigned 2015-11-23
Resigned
NGUYEN, Dac Quoc Cuong→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2014-08-06
Resigned
NGUYEN, Thi Kim Thoa→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
PHAM, Minh Son→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-23 · resigned 2015-12-17
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 property07/08/2015—
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31