RADICAL TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC136334 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-31
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 32.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 32.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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  6. 2023-10-17
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  7. 2023-10-11
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  9. 2023-09-20
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  10. 2023-09-18
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  11. 2022-09-27
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  12. 2022-09-27
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  15. 2021-10-07
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  19. 2021-07-30
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  20. 2021-07-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2013-02-05
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    CAMPBELL, Alastair Maclennan resigned
    director
  22. 2010-01-11
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    WARD, Christopher Graeme appointed
    director
  23. 2004-12-29
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    HOSKING, David Dargaville resigned
    director
  24. 2002-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2002-07-15
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    HOWIE, Derek Ivol David appointed
    director
  26. 2002-07-15
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    NESS, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  27. 2001-01-19
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    HOWIE, Derek Ivol David appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-01-19
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Donald Macneill resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-01-19
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Kenneth William resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-01-19
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Donald Macneill resigned
    director
  31. 2001-01-19
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Neil Stewart resigned
    director
  32. 2001-01-19
    ➕
    HOSKING, David Dargaville appointed
    director
  33. 2001-01-19
    ➕
    NESS, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  34. 1999-03-31
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    MACLEAN, Kenneth William appointed
    secretary
  35. 1996-09-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  36. 1995-02-01
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    CAMPBELL, Neil Stewart appointed
    director
  37. 1993-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  38. 1992-08-01
    ➖
    MURRAY, John Campbell resigned
    director
  39. 1992-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As RADICAL TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED
  40. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Donald Macneill appointed
    secretary
  41. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  42. 1992-01-31
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  43. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Alastair Maclennan appointed
    director
  44. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Donald Macneill appointed
    director
  45. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  46. 1992-01-31
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  47. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    MURRAY, John Campbell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

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

Group structure

Busabout (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Busabout (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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RADICAL TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC136334

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Busabout (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Victoria Tollman O'Hanaceased 23/08/2023· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1992-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Atholl Exchange, 2nd Floor
6 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

HOWIE, Derek Ivol David→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-19
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Active
HOWIE, Derek Ivol David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-15
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Active
WARD, Christopher Graeme→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-01-11
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Active
CAMPBELL, Donald Macneill→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 2001-01-19
Resigned
MACLEAN, Kenneth William→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2001-01-19
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Alastair Maclennan→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 2013-02-05
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Donald Macneill→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 2001-01-19
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Neil Stewart→
director · ~55y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 2001-01-19
Resigned
HOSKING, David Dargaville→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-01-19 · resigned 2004-12-29
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
MURRAY, John Campbell→
director · ~65y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-08-01
Resigned
NESS, Michael Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-01-19 · resigned 2002-07-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property03/09/199612/09/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property08/08/199330/07/2021

Recent filings (129 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-03
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-10-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14