EXPEDIA CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI618602 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-28

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-05-10
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address · AD01
2018-05-04
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address · AD01
2017-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-11-02
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accounts · AA
2016-06-03
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-11
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SMYTH, Robert Joseph appointed
director
2015-09-11
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SYMINGTON, Stephen Brian resigned
director
2015-02-01
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JOHNSTON, Colin James resigned
director
2013-05-28
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Company incorporated
As EXPEDIA CAPITAL LIMITED
2013-05-28
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SMYTH, Robert appointed
secretary
2013-05-28
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JOHNSTON, Colin James appointed
director
2013-05-28
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SYMINGTON, Stephen Brian appointed
director

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

50/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Johnston Family Settlement Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Johnston Family Settlement Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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EXPEDIA CAPITAL LIMITED

This company · NI618602

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Johnston Family Settlement Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares · trust interest	06/04/2016
Mr Colin James Johnston Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-05-28

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Block D

17 Heron Road

Belfast

BT3 9LE

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-11

Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SMYTH, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2013-05-28

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Active

SMYTH, Robert Joseph→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-09-11

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Active

JOHNSTON, Colin James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2015-02-01

Resigned

SYMINGTON, Stephen Brian→

director · ~46y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2015-09-11

Resigned

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