EXPERIENCED LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC497666 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2019-12-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-06-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-06-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXPERIENCED LTD
  18. 2015-02-12
    BLOOMER, Alexander David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander David Bloomer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/02/2017

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
Incorporated2015-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

2-4 Salamander Place
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
EH6 7JB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BLOOMER, Alexander David
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-02-12
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-17