AIRSHIP ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)

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01034219 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1971-12-09

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£8.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

50 officers (8 active, 50 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

207 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,623

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↑ 97% YoY

Current Assets

£14k

↑ 113% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£12.8k	£4.4k
Current assets	£14.0k	£6.6k
Net assets	£8.6k	£4.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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OWEN, David resigned
director
2026-07-01
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officers · TM01
2026-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-24
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SHRIMPTON, Alan Thomas appointed
director
2025-04-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
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HILLS, Nigel Graeme Raymond resigned
director
2025-01-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-24
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-01-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-16
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FORD, Daniel appointed
director
2025-01-16
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OWEN, David appointed
director
2024-02-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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CHADBURN, Richard Howard resigned
director
2023-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
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HOCHSTETLER, Ronald De Wayne resigned
director
2019-08-12
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KNOTTS, Robert Michael Handley resigned
director
2019-08-10
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WOODS, John Kenneth resigned
director
2015-07-21
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HAYCOCK, Stuart John appointed
director
2015-07-07
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EISSING, Johannes Walter Ewald appointed
director
2015-05-20
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KHOURY, Gabriel, Prof resigned
director
2015-05-20
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VON ZEPPELIN, Anna Elizabeth Frei Frau resigned
director
2014-06-26
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GOTTLIEB, Gregory Charles Ross appointed
director
2014-04-02
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ADAMS, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2013-08-20
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WARD, Peter resigned
director
2013-04-23
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GOTTLIEB, Gregory Charles Ross resigned
director
2013-04-23
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NIPPRESS, Kenneth Raymond resigned
director
2012-08-30
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RENTELL, Michael Ernest resigned
director
2012-04-24
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KNOTTS, Robert Michael Handley appointed
director
2012-02-11
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ADAMS, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2012-02-11
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WOODS, John Kenneth appointed
director
2011-10-31
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ROGERS, Nicholas James resigned
director
2011-07-14
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ROGERS, Nicholas James appointed
director
2010-04-18
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HARRIS, Anthony David resigned
director
2009-12-10
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GINGELL, John, Air Chief Marshal Sir resigned
director
2008-07-23
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VON ZEPPELIN, Anna Elizabeth Frei Frau appointed
director
2008-04-24
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BANNAN, Christine Edwina resigned
director
2008-04-24
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DONALDSON, Ian Travis resigned
director
2008-04-24
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NAYLER, Arnold Wilfred Lawrence resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 96 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-04

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gregory Charles Ross Gottlieb Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/01/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Dr Giles Camplinceased 24/01/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1971-12-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street

Covent Garden

London

WC2H 9JQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-04OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-21