AIRSHIP HERITAGE TRUST
🌳Matureactive
02104681 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-02-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Archives activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
57 officers (6 active, 57 linked, 54 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
234 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-01➕HARRISON, Brian appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-31➖PENN, Martin Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-31➖ALLTON, Roger Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01➖PENN, Martin Leslie resigneddirector
- 2024-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-05➖ROSS, Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-21➖SMITH, Nigel John Murray resigneddirector
- 2020-07-20➕BAKER, John Arthur appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20➕HILLS, Nigel Graeme Raymond appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-10➖MILLIS, Derek Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-08➕ALLTON, Roger Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-06-11➖MOWFORTH, Edwin, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-06-11➖MOWFORTH, Lelia resigneddirector
- 2015-03-14➕SMITH, Nigel John Murray appointeddirector
- 2014-05-06➖MONK, Trevor Phillip Thomas resigneddirector
- 2013-12-14➖KITTS, Daniel George Ridley resigneddirector
- 2013-06-01➖WALBRIDGE, Steven resigneddirector
- 2012-12-07➖HARVEY, Jane Yvonne resigneddirector
- 2011-03-19➕HARVEY, Jane Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2011-02-19➕KITTS, Daniel George Ridley appointeddirector
- 2010-06-05➖SMITH, Anthony John Francis resigneddirector
- 2009-01-17➖GARTH, Peter Alan resigneddirector
- 2008-09-06➕ANGELL, Christopher Leon appointeddirector
- 2008-05-31➕GARTH, Peter Alan appointeddirector
- 2007-09-29➕MOWFORTH, Edwin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-09-29➕MOWFORTH, Lelia appointeddirector
- 2007-09-29➖WELLS, Nigel resigneddirector
- 2006-12-31➖BURCHMORE, Dennis Frank resigneddirector
- 2006-01-14➖WILSON, Richard William resigneddirector
- 2005-10-29➖CAMPLIN, Giles, Dr resigneddirector
- 2005-05-21➖ADAMS, Paul Antony resigneddirector
- 2005-05-21➖AYERS, Henry Herbert resigneddirector
- 2005-05-21➖BARNES, Matthew Lewis resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 109 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities
Registered office
40 Kimbolton Road
Bedford
MK40 2NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (6 active · 51 resigned)
Active
ANGELL, Christopher Leon→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-09-06
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BAKER, John Arthur→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-07-20
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HARRISON, Brian→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2000-10-09
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HILLS, Nigel Graeme Raymond→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-20
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LAWSON, Alastair John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-12-06
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NETHERCLIFT, Oliver James→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-04-30
PENN, Martin Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-30 · resigned 2024-10-31
ADAMS, Paul Antony→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · resigned 2005-05-21
ALLTON, Roger Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 2019-06-08 · resigned 2024-10-31
ANSELL, Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 1997-02-06
AYERS, Henry Herbert→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · appointed 1995-12-06 · resigned 2005-05-21
BAGLEY, John Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2003-09-01
BARNES, Matthew Lewis→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 1999-06-08 · resigned 2005-05-21
BEATTIE, Donald Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~107y · resigned 2000-05-13
BURCHMORE, Dennis Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 1994-01-12 · resigned 2006-12-31
CAMPLIN, Giles, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2005-10-29
CHAMBERLAIN, Robert William Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~123y · resigned 1999-05-09
CLARK, Alan Cecil→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2000-05-13 · resigned 2003-05-31
DUFOUR, Emma Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2005-05-21
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Recent filings (234 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-06