ADAMS AVIATION SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00943304 · ltd · incorporated 1968-11-29
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 46.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
157 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2025-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2025-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2025-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2025-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2025-08-29➖HOLLINSHEAD, Wayne Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb as Notes Collateral Agent
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Bank of America, N.A.
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-23🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (As Notes Agent)
- 2023-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-28🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (As Notes Collateral Agent)
- 2022-03-28🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (As Notes Collateral Agent)
- 2022-03-15➖ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-17➖GALLAGHER, Timothy Joseph resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02➕LANDRY, Dawn Renee appointeddirector
- 2020-11-02➕WHATLING, Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-11-02➕GALLAGHER, Timothy Joseph appointeddirector
- 2020-11-02➖HUMPHREYS, Christopher Andrew resigneddirector
- 2020-01-28🔒Charge registered #21Lender: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
- 2020-01-28🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Bank of America, N.A.
- 2020-01-15🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2020-01-15🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2019-09-30🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) Limited
- 2019-09-27🔒Charge registered #19Lender: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
- 2019-08-30➖GOSLING, Anika Ann resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➕ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➖GOSLING, Frank John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-30➖GOSLING, June Florence resigneddirector
- 2019-08-30➖GOSLING, Stephen Frank resigneddirector
- 2019-08-30➕HOLLINSHEAD, Wayne Richard appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events
Owner dependency
66/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Pattonair (Derby) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Pattonair (Derby) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADAMS AVIATION SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 00943304
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pattonair (Derby) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/02/2026 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Pattonair Europe Limitedceased 17/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mercurius Holdings Ltdceased 29/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Stephen Frank Goslingceased 28/07/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Stephen Frederick Langstonceased 28/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1968-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Ascot Business Park
50 Longbridge Lane
Derby
DE24 8UJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
LANDRY, Dawn Renee→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHATLING, Mark→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-11-02
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GOSLING, Anika Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2019-08-30
GOSLING, June Florence→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-12-01
ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2022-03-15
GALLAGHER, Timothy Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2021-09-17
GOSLING, Frank John→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2019-08-30
GOSLING, June Florence→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1997-11-01 · resigned 2019-08-30
GOSLING, Stephen Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 2019-08-30
HOLLINSHEAD, Wayne Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2025-08-29
HUMPHREYS, Christopher Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2020-11-02
LANGSTON, Stephen Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2017-10-31
MARSHALL, Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-11-08 · resigned 2019-08-30
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb as Notes Collateral Agent | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Bank of America, N.A. | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (As Notes Agent) | A registered charge | — | 23/06/2023 | 29/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (As Notes Collateral Agent) | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2022 | 29/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (As Notes Collateral Agent) | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2022 | 29/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2020 | 29/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Bank of America, N.A. | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2020 | 29/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2019 | 15/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/09/2019 | 15/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 29/06/2017 | 05/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 14/01/1997 | 29/06/2017 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 03/04/1980 | — |
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Recent filings (157 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11