CUPAR EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC727761 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08➖KNOX, Craig Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CUPAR EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LIMITED
- 2022-03-28➕KNOX, Cameron appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28➕KNOX, David appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28➕KNOX, Craig Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 David Knox Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/03/2022 |
Mr Cameron Knox Individual · British · DOB 10/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig Andrew Knoxceased 08/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2022-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
59 Bonnygate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KNOX, Cameron→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2022-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNOX, Craig Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-03-28 · resigned 2023-12-08
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-28