FRUTIN TRAVEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC667396 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-14
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-05-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-05-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-05-24
    MARTIN, James appointed
    director
  9. 2024-05-24
    MORRICE, Emma Mhairi resigned
    director
  10. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-04-30
    JONES, Mark Glyn resigned
    director
  15. 2021-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As FRUTIN TRAVEL LIMITED
  18. 2020-07-14
    JONES, Mark Glyn appointed
    director
  19. 2020-07-14
    MORRICE, Emma Mhairi appointed
    director
  20. 2020-07-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Martin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting24/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Emma Mhairi Morriceceased 24/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Mark Glyn Jonesceased 13/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-07-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

41 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARTIN, James
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-05-24
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Active
JONES, Mark Glyn
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-07-14 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
MORRICE, Emma Mhairi
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-07-14 · resigned 2024-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19