1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09805613 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-02

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 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

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	400	400

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

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3 signals 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

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-20
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-11-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-02
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-09-02
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-26
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-22
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2021-11-12
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RICHARDSON, Craig Stuart appointed
director
2021-11-12
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TREFFERS, Henri appointed
director
2021-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-03-12
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BLAND, Paul Neil appointed
director
2018-03-12
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GATHERCOLE, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2015-12-18
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AINSWORTH, Paul appointed
director
2015-12-18
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MASON, Sharon Rose appointed
director
2015-10-02
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Company incorporated
As 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
2015-10-02
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DODD, Andrew Graham appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Group structure

Phd Industrial Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Phd Industrial Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · 09805613

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Phd Industrial Holdings Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	25/02/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Phd (Nominees) Limitedceased 25/02/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2015-10-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Trafford House Chester Road

Old Trafford

Manchester

M32 0RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16