AIR-BRITAIN (EVENTS) LTD

🌳Matureactive
01740787 · ltd · incorporated 1983-07-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-12-14
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  4. 2022-11-07
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  6. 2022-10-08
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    DINGLEY, Nigel Albert resigned
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  8. 2020-11-27
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  11. 2020-06-29
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  12. 2020-06-18
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    MITCHELL, Stephen John appointed
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  13. 2020-06-18
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    DINGLEY, Nigel Albert resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-10-10
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  15. 2018-10-10
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  18. 2017-02-13
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  19. 2017-02-01
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    DINGLEY, Nigel Albert appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-06
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  21. 2013-02-02
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    CLEMENT, Dennis Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2012-12-15
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    SCHOFIELD, Donald Edward resigned
    director
  23. 2012-06-01
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    NEGUS, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  24. 2012-03-17
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    DINGLEY, Nigel Albert appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-02-13
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    WEBB, Ronald Arthur resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-11-16
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    NEGUS, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  27. 2009-10-03
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    WEBBER, Peter Shaun resigned
    director
  28. 2007-02-24
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    WEBBER, Peter Shaun appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-22
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    FILLMORE, Malcolm Peter resigned
    director
  30. 2002-05-18
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    REGAN, Paul David resigned
    director
  31. 2001-03-28
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    DEPLEDGE, David Edward resigned
    director
  32. 2001-03-08
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    KEMP, Philip Derek appointed
    director
  33. 2000-11-19
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    JARMAN, Alan John resigned
    director
  34. 2000-11-04
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    WITHERS, John Anthony resigned
    director
  35. 2000-01-20
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    JARMAN, Alan John appointed
    director
  36. 2000-01-20
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    MARTIN, Bernard resigned
    director
  37. 1999-01-20
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    DEPLEDGE, David Edward appointed
    director
  38. 1999-01-20
    ➕
    FILLMORE, Malcolm Peter appointed
    director
  39. 1999-01-20
    ➖
    HUGHES, Peter John resigned
    director
  40. 1999-01-20
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    JOHNSON, Alan Charles resigned
    director
  41. 1999-01-20
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    REGAN, Paul David appointed
    director
  42. 1999-01-20
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    RICE, Michael Graham resigned
    director
  43. 1999-01-20
    ➕
    SCHOFIELD, Donald Edward appointed
    director
  44. 1999-01-20
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    WITHERS, John Anthony appointed
    director
  45. 1997-04-16
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    MARTIN, Bernard appointed
    director
  46. 1997-03-19
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    COOK, John Colin resigned
    director
  47. 1991-10-01
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    HANNAH, Donald Murray resigned
    secretary
  48. 1991-10-01
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    WEBB, Ronald Arthur appointed
    secretary
  49. 1983-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR-BRITAIN (EVENTS) LTD

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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.)

Group structure

The Air-Britain Trust Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Air-Britain Trust Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AIR-BRITAIN (EVENTS) LTD
This company · 01740787

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Air-Britain Trust Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Victoria House
Stanbridge Park, Staplefield Lane, Staplefield
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 6AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

MITCHELL, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEMENT, Dennis Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEMP, Philip Derek→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DINGLEY, Nigel Albert→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-17 · resigned 2020-06-18
Resigned
HANNAH, Donald Murray→
secretary · resigned 1991-10-01
Resigned
WEBB, Ronald Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 2012-02-13
Resigned
COOK, John Colin→
director · ~87y · resigned 1997-03-19
Resigned
DEPLEDGE, David Edward→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
DINGLEY, Nigel Albert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2022-10-08
Resigned
FILLMORE, Malcolm Peter→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2007-02-22
Resigned
HUGHES, Peter John→
director · ~76y · resigned 1999-01-20
Resigned
JARMAN, Alan John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2000-11-19
Resigned
JOHNSON, Alan Charles→
director · ~81y · resigned 1999-01-20
Resigned
MARTIN, Bernard→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-04-16 · resigned 2000-01-20
Resigned
NEGUS, Geoffrey→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned
REGAN, Paul David→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2002-05-18
Resigned
RICE, Michael Graham→
director · ~86y · resigned 1999-01-20
Resigned
SCHOFIELD, Donald Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2012-12-15
Resigned
WEBBER, Peter Shaun→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-02-24 · resigned 2009-10-03
Resigned
WITHERS, John Anthony→
director · ~85y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2000-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (123 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-06-29