ALBATROSS GOLF HOLIDAYS & EVENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13084142 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees200

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-31
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    JOBLING, Martyn Alan resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-10-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBATROSS GOLF HOLIDAYS & EVENTS LTD
  17. 2020-12-16
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    SCRIMSHAW, Andrew Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2020-12-16
    ➕
    JOBLING, Martyn Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Thomas Scrimshaw
Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martyn Alan Joblingceased 31/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2020-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Protection House
Albion Road
North Shields
NE30 2RH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCRIMSHAW, Andrew Thomas→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
JOBLING, Martyn Alan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29