ADVENTURES - SCOTLAND LTD

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SC609607 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-02
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£57.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,242
Net assets shrinking
Down £38 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£29k£58k£87k£116k£145kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£57.2k£57.3k
Current assets£120.8k£144.9k
Cash£93.7k£144.9k
Debtors£27.1k
Net assets£57.2k£57.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURES - SCOTLAND LTD
  15. 2018-10-02
    KLIMKOWSKI, Tomasz Michal appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tomasz Michal Klimkowski
Individual · French · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

6 Cornet Gardens
Motherwell
ML1 4ZJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KLIMKOWSKI, Tomasz Michal
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-10-02
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-13