AT TRAVEL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC656565 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-05
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
£100.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £100,163
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £203.0k |
| Current assets | £2.8k |
| Net assets | £100.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-31➕AUSTIN, John Barry appointeddirector
- 2025-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-08➖AUSTIN, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2025-01-01➕AUSTIN, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-12-31➖AUSTIN, Marlyn Jane resigneddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AT TRAVEL LIMITED
- 2020-03-05➕AUSTIN, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05➕AUSTIN, Marlyn Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Barry Austin Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/01/2025 |
Mr Douglas Austin Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Caroline Austinceased 31/01/2025· significant influence
- Mrs Marlyn Jane Austinceased 31/12/2024· significant influence
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
Incorporated2020-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Rhymers Mill
Mill Road
Earlston
TD4 6DG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AUSTIN, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AUSTIN, John Barry→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AUSTIN, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-03-05 · resigned 2025-01-08
AUSTIN, Marlyn Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-05 · resigned 2024-12-31
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15