AIR SUPPLY SKYDIVING LIMITED

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02398428 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£14.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,808
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,539 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£27k£34kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£15.6k£17.1k
Current assets£27.2k£34.2k
Net assets£14.8k£16.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-31
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    CURTIS, Janet Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-10-31
    ➖
    CURTIS, Elaine Diane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-10-31
    ➖
    CURTIS, Elaine Diane resigned
    director
  20. 2004-10-31
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    CURTIS, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2004-10-31
    ➕
    CURTIS, Elaine Diane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-10-31
    ➖
    CURTIS, Janet resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-10-31
    ➕
    CURTIS, Elaine Diane appointed
    director
  24. 2004-10-31
    ➖
    CURTIS, Henry John Frank resigned
    director
  25. 2004-10-31
    ➖
    CURTIS, Janet resigned
    director
  26. 1989-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR SUPPLY SKYDIVING LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/06/2016

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
Incorporated1989-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

British Parachute School The Control Tower
Langar Airfield, Langar
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG13 9HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CURTIS, Janet Mary→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURTIS, Philip→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURTIS, Elaine Diane→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-31 · resigned 2009-10-31
Resigned
CURTIS, Janet→
secretary · resigned 2004-10-31
Resigned
CURTIS, Elaine Diane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-10-31 · resigned 2009-10-31
Resigned
CURTIS, Henry John Frank→
director · ~92y · resigned 2004-10-31
Resigned
CURTIS, Janet→
director · ~89y · resigned 2004-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-31