DESTINATIONS TITLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC178110 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-19
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-25
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-25
    ➖
    POSTLETHWAITE, Maurice James, Mr. resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-09-14
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    secretary
  12. 2021-09-14
    ➖
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2018-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2007-06-19
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    HARRIS, Karen Rachel resigned
    director
  23. 2004-09-30
    ➕
    HARRIS, Karen Rachel appointed
    director
  24. 2004-09-30
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Craig Sinclair resigned
    director
  25. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs. appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    MULLER, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2003-01-21
    ➕
    POSTLETHWAITE, Maurice James, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce resigned
    director
  29. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. resigned
    director
  30. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    MULLER, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Craig Sinclair appointed
    director
  32. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce appointed
    director
  33. 2001-01-09
    ➖
    WATTERSON, John Michael resigned
    director
  34. 1998-10-29
    ➖
    BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia resigned
    secretary
  35. 1998-10-29
    ➕
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1997-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DESTINATIONS TITLE LIMITED
  37. 1997-08-19
    ➕
    BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia appointed
    secretary
  38. 1997-08-19
    ➕
    KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr. appointed
    director
  39. 1997-08-19
    ➕
    WATTERSON, John Michael appointed
    director

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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
  • 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 1998-10-29
Resigned
FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-10-29 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned
HARRIS, Karen Rachel→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2007-06-19
Resigned
HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
KENNY, Declan Thomas, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
MULLER, Mark Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Craig Sinclair→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
POSTLETHWAITE, Maurice James, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-01-21 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned
WATTERSON, John Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-03-24