KILTED TRAVEL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC722253 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-212024-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-11-07
    ROURKE, Simon appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-07
    ROURKE, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-11-07
    ROURKE, Lisa resigned
    director
  7. 2024-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-11-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-11-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-10-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-06-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2023-04-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KILTED TRAVEL LTD
  17. 2022-02-07
    ROURKE, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  18. 2022-02-07
    ROURKE, Lisa appointed
    director
  19. 2022-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Rourke
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares11/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lisa Rourkeceased 07/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

Unit 20 Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen Road
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-21
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROURKE, Simon
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active
ROURKE, Lisa
secretary · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned
ROURKE, Lisa
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13