B&E TRAVEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC426826 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£72.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £72,573
Cash YoY
+6525%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£530
↑ 6525% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £72.6k | £44.8k |
| Current assets | £85.6k | £56.8k |
| Cash | £530 | £8 |
| Debtors | £85.1k | £56.8k |
| Net assets | £72.6k | £44.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs B&E TRAVEL LIMITED
- 2012-06-22➕HANCOCK, Thomas Barry appointeddirector
- 2012-06-22➕MURRAY, Elaine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Elaine Murray Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Thomas Barry Hancock Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
Barrhead Travel
32 Unicorn Way
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5NU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HANCOCK, Thomas Barry→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30