RAMSAY WORLD TRAVEL (STIRLING) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC113799 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-04
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£20.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£306k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£61k£122k£183k£245k£306kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£20.0k£20.0k
Current assets£305.7k£259.4k
Debtors£305.7k£259.4k
Net assets£20.0k£20.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-24
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Colin Blyth resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-07-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-07-04
    ➖
    HUGHES, James Stewart resigned
    director
  18. 2003-07-20
    ➕
    HUGHES, James Stewart appointed
    director
  19. 2003-07-15
    ➖
    COMRIE, James Alexander resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-15
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Colin Blyth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-15
    ➖
    COMRIE, James Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 1990-04-16
    ➖
    ALLUM, Paul resigned
    secretary
  23. 1990-04-16
    ➖
    ALLUM, Paul resigned
    director
  24. 1990-04-16
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Colin Blyth resigned
    director
  25. 1988-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAMSAY WORLD TRAVEL (STIRLING) LIMITED
  26. 1988-10-04
    ➕
    ALLUM, Paul appointed
    secretary
  27. 1988-10-04
    ➕
    ALLUM, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 1988-10-04
    ➕
    COMRIE, James Alexander appointed
    director
  29. 1988-10-04
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Colin Blyth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RAMSAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Ramsay World Travel Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ramsay World Travel Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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RAMSAY WORLD TRAVEL (STIRLING) LIMITED
This company · SC113799

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
Ramsay World Travel Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

6 Whitehall Crescent
Dundee
DD1 4AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

RAMSAY, Colin Blyth→
director · ~70y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLUM, Paul→
secretary · appointed 1988-10-04 · resigned 1990-04-16
Resigned
COMRIE, James Alexander→
secretary · resigned 2003-07-15
Resigned
RAMSAY, Colin Blyth→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-15 · resigned 2019-07-24
Resigned
ALLUM, Paul→
director · appointed 1988-10-04 · resigned 1990-04-16
Resigned
COMRIE, James Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 1988-10-04 · resigned 2003-07-15
Resigned
HUGHES, James Stewart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-07-20 · resigned 2008-07-04
Resigned
RAMSAY, Colin Blyth→
director · ~70y · appointed 1988-10-04 · resigned 1990-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-23