B.J. AVIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02348733 · ltd · incorporated 1989-02-16

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£668.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 51102

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £668,785

Cash YoY

+15%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£361k

↑ 15% YoY

Net Worth

£669k

↑ 8.1% YoY

Current Assets

£403k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£681.4k	£625.2k
Current assets	£402.7k	£352.7k
Cash	£361.2k	£315.1k
Debtors	£41.5k	£37.6k
Net assets	£668.8k	£618.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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2022-01-22
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2021-01-28
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2020-01-17
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2019-01-27
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2018-01-20
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2017-01-25
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2016-01-15
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2015-08-25
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2014-09-22
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2014-01-30
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2013-04-10
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JONES, Christopher John appointed
director
2012-01-18
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JONES, Robert Sayce resigned
director
1989-02-16
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Company incorporated
As B.J. AVIATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Linda May Jones Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	16/08/2016

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

Incorporated1989-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Upper Trehelig

Welshpool

Powys

SY21 8SG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-30

Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Linda May→

secretary

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Active

JONES, Christopher John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-10

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JONES, Linda May→

director · ~77y

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Active

JONES, Robert Sayce→

director · ~75y · resigned 2012-01-18

Resigned

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