BRITISH AIRWAYS ENGINEERING WALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02204178 · ltd · incorporated 1987-12-10

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 30.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33160

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

45 officers (5 active, 45 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

249 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (107 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
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SCOTT, Cathryn appointed
director
2025-11-18
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-18
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-11
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-11
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-11
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-30
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PARCELL, Brian resigned
director
2025-08-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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HILL, Daniel Shenton resigned
director
2024-11-14
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-14
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-14
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-01
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-01
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
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HILL, Daniel Shenton appointed
director
2023-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-11-11
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-11-11
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-11-11
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-05-17
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BEST, Andrew Carl appointed
director
2022-11-17
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MAHONEY, Jason Patrick resigned
director
2022-05-01
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ARMSTRONG, William resigned
director
2022-05-01
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PARCELL, Brian appointed
director
2021-10-01
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GRANT-STEVENS, Melanie Jane resigned
director
2020-07-07
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STRAVER, Luke Alexander Michael resigned
secretary
2020-05-01
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CAINE, Anthony appointed
director
2020-02-14
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NIJJER, Gurmandeep Singh resigned
director
2019-12-31
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CREW, Robert Llewellyn resigned
director
2019-10-01
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NIJJER, Gurmandeep Singh appointed
director
2019-07-12
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HIBBS, Carole resigned
secretary
2019-07-12
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STRAVER, Luke Alexander Michael appointed
secretary
2017-10-27
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STREET, Louise Anne appointed
director
2017-10-27
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ARMSTRONG, William appointed
director
2017-06-30
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YATES, David John resigned
director
2017-01-01
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CREW, Robert Llewellyn appointed
director
2017-01-01
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MAHONEY, Jason Patrick appointed
director
2016-12-31
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HANCOX, Matthew Alan resigned
director
2016-12-31
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JAMES, Joanna Margaret resigned
director
2016-12-31
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KERSWILL, Andrew Richard resigned
director
2016-12-31
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MURRAY-SMITH, James resigned
director
2016-07-01
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DAVIES, Sian Louise appointed
director
2016-07-01
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GRANT-STEVENS, Melanie Jane appointed
director
2016-05-31
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MOODY, Samuel Reid resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 107 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HILL, Daniel Shenton resigned 2025-08-01; PARCELL, Brian resigned 2025-09-30

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-18: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-18: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

British Airways Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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British Airways Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BRITISH AIRWAYS ENGINEERING WALES LIMITED

This company · 02204178

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
British Airways Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Incorporated1987-12-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

Waterside

Speedbird Way

Harmondsworth

UB7 0GB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13