AM TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09167323 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-08
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-22.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,554

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£23k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£23k£2k£27k£52k£77k£101kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£141.7k£80.9k
Current assets£101.5k£57.4k
Net assets£-22.6k£-23.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-29
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2022-10-24
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-05-04
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    MALKANI, Dalip Tarachand resigned
    director
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2018-06-29
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  11. 2017-06-29
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  12. 2016-05-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-07
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2015-08-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AM TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD
  16. 2014-08-08
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    MANDL, Anita appointed
    director
  17. 2014-08-08
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    MALKANI, Dalip Tarachand appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-08
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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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Anita Mandl
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

1 Bent Lea
Huddersfield
HD2 1QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MANDL, Anita→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-08-08
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Active
MALKANI, Dalip Tarachand→
director · ~86y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2020-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
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officers · TM01
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-28