DREAM ESCAPE LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC330390 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.4y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,466,674
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.0m
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.73M | £1.77M |
| Current assets | £1.19M | £1.31M |
| Cash | £1.04M | £1.18M |
| Debtors | £146.3k | £128.8k |
| Net assets | £1.47M | £1.47M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited
- 2022-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DREAM ESCAPE LTD.
- 2007-09-05➕TOBIN, David Giles appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-05➕TOBIN, David Giles appointeddirector
- 2007-09-05➕TOBIN, Holly Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-09-05➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-05➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-05➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-09-05➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Giles Tobin Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Holly Mary Tobin Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
10a Great King Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 6QL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
TOBIN, David Giles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-05
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TOBIN, David Giles→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-09-05
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TOBIN, Holly Mary→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-09-05
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2007-09-05
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2007-09-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/11/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-22