OASIS TRAVEL (N.I.) LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 37.6y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37.79M | £34.08M |
| Gross profit | £3.89M | £3.32M |
| Operating profit | £482.1k | £551.6k |
| Profit before tax | £424.3k | £469.7k |
| Average employees | 6200 | 6000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-01➕MCCABE, Scott appointeddirector
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-23🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2020-12-23🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2020-12-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-12-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-07➕CORKIN, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-07➖CORKIN, Gary Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-07➖CORKIN, Gary Leslie resigneddirector
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2018-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2018-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-06-14🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2018-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-06-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-02-10➕CORKIN, Gary Leslie appointeddirector
- 2011-01-01➕CORKIN, Gary Leslie appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-01➖MCCABE, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-02➖CORKIN, Florence resigneddirector
- 2009-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2009-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2009-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2008-07-31🔒Charge registered #11Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2008-07-31🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2008-07-31🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2008-07-31🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2005-03-22🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2003-05-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 1998-03-31🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
- 1998-02-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-12-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
- 1997-06-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
- 1997-04-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 42 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCCABE, Scott (same surname) appointed 2025-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 42 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sandra Florence Mccabe Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Gary Leslie Corkinceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 6 properties | 23/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 14/06/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 31/07/2008 | 19/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 31/07/2008 | 19/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Debenture | 1 property | 31/07/2008 | 19/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 31/07/2008 | 19/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 22/03/2005 | 30/04/2009 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited / Square East / BT1 5UB | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 01/05/2003 | 08/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 31/03/1998 | 30/04/2009 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 09/12/1997 | 30/04/2009 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 06/06/1997 | 08/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 10/04/1997 | 08/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Bank of Ireland | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 14/10/1988 | 19/02/1998 |