CAPTIVATING EXPERIENCES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12793902 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-05
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-08➖PETERS, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2023-09-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-07-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPTIVATING EXPERIENCES LTD
- 2020-08-05➕SORBY, Peter Dare Clifton appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-05➕LEVINGER, Peter David appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕MOORE, Paul Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕SORBY, Peter Dare Clifton appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05➕PETERS, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2020-08-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
7 Castle Street
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3DD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
SORBY, Peter Dare Clifton→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-08-05
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LEVINGER, Peter David→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-08-05
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MOORE, Paul Alexander→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2020-08-05
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SORBY, Peter Dare Clifton→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2020-08-05
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PETERS, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-08-05 · resigned 2024-05-08
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31