ELITE UNITED TRAVEL LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC564642 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-28

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 Apr 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

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: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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accounts · AA
2024-06-21
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-08-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-07
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XU, Zhengguo resigned
director
2023-08-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
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WU, Tiejun appointed
director
2023-08-01
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WU, Tiejun resigned
secretary
2023-08-01
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address · AD01
2023-08-01
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officers · TM02
2023-08-01
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officers · AP01
2023-06-08
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address · AD01
2022-12-28
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address · AD01
2022-06-03
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2022-01-18
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2021-04-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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accounts · AA
2019-01-11
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accounts · AA
2018-05-01
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2017-04-28
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Company incorporated
As ELITE UNITED TRAVEL LTD
2017-04-28
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WU, Tiejun appointed
secretary
2017-04-28
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XU, Zhengguo appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

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.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Tiejun Wu Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	08/08/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Zhengguo Xuceased 08/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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.

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EDINBURGH CITY TRAVEL LIMITED→ SC823880 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CULTURE SUMMIT FOUNDATION→ SC474473 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
EDINBURGH LEISURE→ SC179259 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—
EDINBURGH OPEN WORKSHOP LTD→ SC567658 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
EDINBURGH SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL C.I.C.→ SC773811 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
EDWARDS COACHING & VISUALS LTD→ SC830028 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
EK FITNESS ACADEMY LTD→ SC800478 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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ENDURO SPORTS ORGANISATION LIMITED→ SC437697 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
ENERGIZE HEALTH AND FITNESS LIMITED→ SC831722 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-04-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

12 Sidings Way

Edinburgh

EH14 1UE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-11

Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WU, Tiejun→

director · ~50y · appointed 2023-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WU, Tiejun→

secretary · appointed 2017-04-28 · resigned 2023-08-01

Resigned

XU, Zhengguo→

director · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-28 · resigned 2023-08-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-01-19

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-31

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-08-08

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-08-08

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

officers · TM01

2023-08-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-08-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-08-01

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

officers · AP01

2023-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-12-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-03