TIME EXPOSURE TRAVEL LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.1k | £14.0k |
| Current assets | £11.6k | £12.3k |
| Cash | £9.5k | £11.2k |
| Debtors | £2.1k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £10.8k | £12.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs TIME EXPOSURE TRAVEL LTD
- 2018-09-20➕DUCKWORTH, Malcolm Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-09-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Malcolm Paul Duckworth Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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