INSIGHT VACATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC039345 · ltd · incorporated 1963-10-04

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£60.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £60,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£60k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£60k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£60.0k	£60.0k
Current assets	£60.0k	£60.0k
Net assets	£60.0k	£60.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2025-09-22
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2024-08-28
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2023-08-22
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2023-08-22
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2023-02-20
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accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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officers · AP01
2022-02-24
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officers · TM01
2022-02-22
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GATTRELL, Jillian Kathleen appointed
director
2022-02-22
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HALL, Benjamin Robin resigned
director
2021-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-22
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officers · AP01
2018-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-02-19
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CHAPMAN, Annaliesa resigned
director
2018-02-19
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HALL, Benjamin Robin appointed
director
2017-12-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-10-13
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BUNNEY, Kevin Richard resigned
director
2011-10-13
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CHAPMAN, Annaliesa appointed
director
2008-05-01
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BOULDING, John Stephen resigned
director
2008-05-01
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BUNNEY, Kevin Richard appointed
director
1997-09-24
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BOULDING, John Stephen appointed
director
1997-09-24
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DREWELL, Michael Thomas resigned
director
1997-09-01
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GIBB, Howard Maxwell resigned
director
1997-06-02
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DREWELL, Michael Thomas appointed
director
1997-06-02
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HOSKING, David Dargaville resigned
director
1995-04-14
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LUCAS, Stephen Lionel resigned
director
1995-04-14
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TARSH, Derek Nicholas resigned
director
1995-04-14
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TOLLMAN, Michael resigned
director
1995-01-31
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LANZETTA, Aldo resigned
director
1995-01-17
➕
HOWIE, Derek Ivol David appointed
secretary
1995-01-17
➖
GIBB, Howard Maxwell resigned
secretary
1995-01-09
➕
HOWIE, Derek Ivol David appointed
director
1995-01-09
➕
HOSKING, David Dargaville appointed
director
1995-01-09
➖
NEWMAN, Christopher John resigned
director
1995-01-09
➕
TOLLMAN, Michael appointed
director
1994-12-08
➖
DUTHIE, Robin, Sir resigned
director
1994-10-07
➕
GIBB, Howard Maxwell appointed
secretary
1994-10-07
➖
GODFRAY, Terence William resigned
secretary
1994-01-31
➖
BARR, Hugh Campbell resigned
director
1990-12-31
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JERMINE, John Grover resigned
director
1963-10-04
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Company incorporated
As INSIGHT VACATIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

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

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Insight Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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INSIGHT VACATIONS LIMITED

This company · SC039345

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Insight Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/05/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Victoria Tollman O'Hanaceased 22/08/2023· 50-75% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1963-10-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Travel House

1 Kelburn Business Park

Port Glasgow

PA14 6TD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

HOWIE, Derek Ivol David→

secretary · appointed 1995-01-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GATTRELL, Jillian Kathleen→

director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-22

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Active

HOWIE, Derek Ivol David→

director · ~61y · appointed 1995-01-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GIBB, Howard Maxwell→

secretary · appointed 1994-10-07 · resigned 1995-01-17

Resigned

GODFRAY, Terence William→

secretary · resigned 1994-10-07

Resigned

BARR, Hugh Campbell→

director · ~88y · resigned 1994-01-31

Resigned

BOULDING, John Stephen→

director · ~71y · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 2008-05-01

Resigned

BUNNEY, Kevin Richard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2011-10-13

Resigned

CHAPMAN, Annaliesa→

director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-13 · resigned 2018-02-19

Resigned

DREWELL, Michael Thomas→

director · ~64y · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 1997-09-24

Resigned

DUTHIE, Robin, Sir→

director · ~98y · resigned 1994-12-08

Resigned

GIBB, Howard Maxwell→

director · ~76y · resigned 1997-09-01

Resigned

HALL, Benjamin Robin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-19 · resigned 2022-02-22

Resigned

HOSKING, David Dargaville→

director · ~73y · appointed 1995-01-09 · resigned 1997-06-02

Resigned

JERMINE, John Grover→

director · ~82y · resigned 1990-12-31

Resigned

LANZETTA, Aldo→

director · ~91y · resigned 1995-01-31

Resigned

LUCAS, Stephen Lionel→

director · ~79y · resigned 1995-04-14

Resigned

NEWMAN, Christopher John→

director · ~77y · resigned 1995-01-09

Resigned

TARSH, Derek Nicholas→

director · ~92y · resigned 1995-04-14

Resigned

TOLLMAN, Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 1995-01-09 · resigned 1995-04-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (145 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-22

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2023-08-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-02-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-30