AIRBORNE TAXI SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00425355 · ltd · incorporated 1946-12-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 £5,552
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,130 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£6k
↓ 87% YoY
Current Assets
£513k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£103k£205k£308k£411k£513kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£5.6k£41.7k
Current assets£513.4k£444.2k
Net assets£5.6k£41.7k

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

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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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  2. 2024-09-12
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  3. 2024-09-12
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  4. 2024-04-29
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  5. 2023-06-23
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  6. 2022-11-08
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  7. 2022-06-28
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  8. 2021-05-11
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  9. 2020-06-01
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  10. 2019-09-03
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  11. 2019-08-09
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  12. 2019-08-09
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  13. 2019-05-02
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  14. 2018-10-22
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  15. 2018-10-22
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  16. 2018-10-22
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  17. 2018-10-22
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  18. 2018-08-24
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    SWIRE, Adrian Christopher, Sir resigned
    director
  19. 2018-07-05
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    SWIRE, Samuel Compton appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-29
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    SUTTON, Jonathan Lawrence appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-09-29
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    FARMERY, Joanna Louise resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-05-03
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    SUTTON, Jonathan Lawrence appointed
    director
  23. 2011-05-03
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    LEONARD, Richard John resigned
    director
  24. 2009-01-01
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    FARMERY, Joanna Louise appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    ADAMS, James Robert resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-11-26
    ➕
    LEONARD, Richard John appointed
    director
  27. 2007-09-05
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    STIRLING, Derek Ferguson resigned
    director
  28. 2004-05-01
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    ADAMS, James Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    POPE, Geoffrey Christopher resigned
    secretary
  30. 1946-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRBORNE TAXI SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Samuel Compton Swire
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/08/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Martha Virginia Allfreyceased 26/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Lady Judith Swireceased 26/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Sir Adrian Christopher Swireceased 24/08/2018· 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
Incorporated1946-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1LS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SUTTON, Jonathan Lawrence→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-29
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Active
SUTTON, Jonathan Lawrence→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIRE, Samuel Compton→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, James Robert→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
FARMERY, Joanna Louise→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2015-09-29
Resigned
POPE, Geoffrey Christopher→
secretary · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
LEONARD, Richard John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-11-26 · resigned 2011-05-03
Resigned
STIRLING, Derek Ferguson→
director · ~82y · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned
SWIRE, Adrian Christopher, Sir→
director · ~94y · resigned 2018-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-01