EXC TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC829553 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-20
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-28
    CALDER, David William appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-04-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2025-02-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXC TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD
  10. 2024-11-20
    COOKE, Alexander Steven appointed
    director
  11. 2024-11-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David William Calder
Individual · British · DOB 09/2001 · age 25
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting08/04/2025
Mr Alexander Steven Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

7 Lomond House
Glenlomond
Kinross
KY13 9HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CALDER, David William
director · ~25y · appointed 2025-10-28
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Active
COOKE, Alexander Steven
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-20