BRITISH PARACHUTE SCHOOLS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01751995 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-12
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 41.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
128 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 2400 | 2300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-11➕HICKLING, Angela Joyce appointeddirector
- 2023-01-11➖HICKLING, David Terry resigneddirector
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-25🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lombard North Central
- 2021-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-12➕THOMAS, Gareth David appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➖HODGKINSON, Ian Robert resigneddirector
- 2011-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-02-07🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2006-11-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2006-11-17🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Glan Elan Limited
- 2006-11-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Robert Woods Sally M Woods M.W.Trustees Limited as Trustees of the R W and S M W Trust
- 2005-11-28➕HODGKINSON, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 2005-03-18➖TURNER, David Leonard resigneddirector
- 2004-11-08🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Diskont Und Kredit Ag
- 2004-02-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Diskont Und Kredit Ag
- 2000-03-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Brothers Limited
- 2000-02-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1997-05-01➕TURNER, David Leonard appointeddirector
- 1997-01-16➕HICKLING, Angela Joyce appointedsecretary
- 1996-12-23➖FLETCHER, John Frederick resignedsecretary
- 1996-12-23➖FLETCHER, John Frederick resigneddirector
- 1989-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-11-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1985-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Air and General Finance Limited
- 1983-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BRITISH PARACHUTE SCHOOLS LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth David Thomas Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/09/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Terry Hicklingceased 18/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Glan Elan Limitedceased 14/02/2020· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEESTON HOCKEY CLUB LTD→ 08688170 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BLANK SPACE CREATIVE STUDIOS LTD→ 16203015 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRITISH CANOEING EVENTS LTD→ 11706573 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BROAD VIEW RIDING SCHOOL LIMITED→ 09025525 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY→ 03413612 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| BROOKES PARANORMAL EVENTS LTD→ 16342576 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BROOKS TRAVEL LTD→ 09018418 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRU-C MUSIC LIMITED→ 12729745 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BS & CONSERVATION LTD→ 05026642 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BS GYM LIMITED→ 07316483 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Control Tower
Langar Airport
Langar
Nottinghamshire
NG13 9HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
HICKLING, Angela Joyce→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-01-16
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HICKLING, Angela Joyce→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2023-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Gareth David→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-02-12
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FLETCHER, John Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-12-23
FLETCHER, John Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1996-12-23
HICKLING, David Terry→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2023-01-11
HODGKINSON, Ian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2015-04-01
TURNER, David Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2005-03-18
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lombard North Central | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Glan Elan Glan Elan Limited | Aircraft mortgage | 1 property | 17/11/2006 | 07/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Robert Woods Sally M Woods M.W.Trustees as Trustees of the R W and S M W Trust Robert Woods Sally M Woods M.W.Trustees Limited as Trustees of the R W and S M W Trust | Aircraft mortgage | 1 property | 17/11/2006 | 19/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Diskont Und Kredit Ag | Mortgage deed for a mortgage against an aircraft | 1 property | 08/11/2004 | 19/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Diskont Und Kredit Ag | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 06/02/2004 | 19/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | Aircraft mortgage | 1 property | 22/03/2000 | 19/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 22/02/2000 | 23/11/2006 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/11/1988 | 01/11/2011 | |
| satisfied | Air and General Finance Air and General Finance Limited | Aircraft mortgage | 1 property | 26/07/1985 | 02/09/1989 |
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Recent filings (128 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-27