ALPINE MOTORBIKE TOURS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16899939 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-09
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 79901Activities of tourist guides
- 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2026-02-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-02-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-10➕OPENSHAW, Timothy Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPINE MOTORBIKE TOURS LTD
- 2025-12-09➕KARABAR, Goran appointeddirector
- 2025-12-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Mark Openshaw Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/12/2025 |
Goran Karabar Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-12-09
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities
Registered office
66 Merthyr Road
Pontypridd
CF37 4DD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-09
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KARABAR, Goran→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-12-09
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OPENSHAW, Timothy Mark→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-09