EXCURSIONS BY RAIL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13364100 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    MIDDLETON, James Peter resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-09
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    HOLMES, Georgia Lynne appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-20
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    MILLION, David resigned
    director
  8. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2025-03-28
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  15. 2025-03-28
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  16. 2025-03-28
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  17. 2025-03-28
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  18. 2025-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2025-02-26
    ➕
    MILLION, David appointed
    director
  20. 2025-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2025-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2025-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2025-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2024-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2024-12-19
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  26. 2024-10-29
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  27. 2024-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  28. 2024-07-29
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    MIDDLETON, James Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2024-02-08
    ➖
    LUPTON, Joseph resigned
    director
  30. 2024-02-08
    ➖
    MIDDLETON, James Peter resigned
    director
  31. 2022-12-19
    ➖
    BOOTH, Sol Callum resigned
    director
  32. 2022-12-16
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, James Peter appointed
    director
  33. 2022-01-21
    ➕
    BOOTH, Sol Callum appointed
    director
  34. 2021-06-07
    ➕
    LUPTON, Joseph appointed
    director
  35. 2021-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXCURSIONS BY RAIL LIMITED
  36. 2021-04-28
    ➕
    HOLMES, Luke Allan appointed
    director
  37. 2021-04-28
    ➕
    PURDHAM, Jack Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MIDDLETON, James Peter resigned 2026-05-01; MILLION, David resigned 2025-10-20

Group structure

Holdham Rail Solutions Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Holdham Rail Solutions Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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EXCURSIONS BY RAIL LIMITED
This company · 13364100

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Holdham Rail Solutions Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/03/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Peter Middletonceased 28/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Luke Allan Holmesceased 28/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Jack Thomas Purdhamceased 28/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Bishop Trains
Bob Hardisty Drive
Bishop Auckland
DL14 7TL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HOLMES, Georgia Lynne→
director · ~24y · appointed 2026-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Luke Allan→
director · ~23y · appointed 2021-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURDHAM, Jack Thomas→
director · ~23y · appointed 2021-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Sol Callum→
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-01-21 · resigned 2022-12-19
Resigned
LUPTON, Joseph→
director · ~23y · appointed 2021-06-07 · resigned 2024-02-08
Resigned
MIDDLETON, James Peter→
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-07-29 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
MIDDLETON, James Peter→
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-12-16 · resigned 2024-02-08
Resigned
MILLION, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-02-26 · resigned 2025-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28