HARRODS AVIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02043317 · ltd · incorporated 1986-08-04

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

61 officers (7 active, 61 linked, 55 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

289 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (131 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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2025-10-23
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2025-10-23
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2025-10-23
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2025-10-23
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2025-06-05
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officers · AP01
2025-06-05
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officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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WEAVER, Geoffrey Paul appointed
director
2025-05-23
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PARKER, Timothy Nicholas Blake resigned
director
2024-09-14
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2024-09-14
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2024-09-14
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2024-09-14
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2024-02-01
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HOLROYD, William Paul resigned
director
2024-02-01
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officers · TM01
2023-11-07
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2023-11-07
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2023-11-07
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2023-11-07
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2022-10-31
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2022-10-31
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2022-10-31
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2022-07-20
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2022-07-15
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PARKER, Timothy Nicholas Blake appointed
director
2022-02-01
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DIMMOCK, David Charles appointed
director
2022-02-01
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HOLIAN, Daniel Christopher appointed
director
2022-02-01
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SPURWAY, Andrew Lewis appointed
director
2021-09-30
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BOOL, John Vincent resigned
director
2017-11-10
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EDGAR, John Peter resigned
director
2015-02-02
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AL-ABDULLA, Hussain Ali A.A., His Excellency Dr resigned
director
2015-02-02
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AL-SAYED, Ahmad Mohamed, His Excellency Mr resigned
director
2015-01-15
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WEBSTER, Daniel Jonathan appointed
secretary
2014-09-02
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AL-KUWARI, Khalifa Jassim resigned
director
2014-06-20
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WARD, Michael Ashley appointed
director
2014-06-20
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EDGAR, John Peter appointed
director
2014-05-29
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MAAMRIA, Kamel, Dr resigned
director
2014-05-02
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GOLDBERG, Justine Magdalen resigned
secretary
2012-08-31
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IRVIN, Michael Wayne Lee resigned
director
2012-05-18
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BAYES, Katherine resigned
director
2011-03-01
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GOLDBERG, Justine Magdalen appointed
secretary
2010-11-28
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BYRNE, Jeffrey resigned
director
2010-09-10
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DEAN, Simon David Hatherly resigned
secretary
2010-07-08
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MAAMRIA, Kamel, Dr appointed
director
2010-06-28
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ARMSTRONG, Anthony John resigned
director
2010-05-07
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AL-ABDULLA, Hussain Ali A.A., His Excellency Dr appointed
director
2010-05-07
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AL-KUWARI, Khalifa Jassim appointed
director
2010-05-07
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AL-SAYED, Ahmad Mohamed, His Excellency Mr appointed
director
2010-05-07
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ANCKNER, Joseph Edward resigned
director
2010-05-07
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ARMSTRONG, Anthony John appointed
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Harrods Aviation Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Harrods Aviation Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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HARRODS AVIATION LIMITED

This company · 02043317

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
Harrods Aviation Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1986-08-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

87-135 Brompton Road

Knightsbridge

London

SW1X 7XL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-02-01

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-13

Last: 2026-06-29