AIRPORT COORDINATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02603583 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-04-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 26.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
100 officers (12 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
348 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees474500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (209 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-01
    DEAKIN, Richard Simon appointed
    director
  7. 2025-12-31
    COWLEY, Lesley Ruth resigned
    director
  8. 2025-11-28
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2025-11-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2025-09-15
    COX, Abigail Peta appointed
    director
  11. 2025-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-07-09
    GULABKHAN, Ahsan resigned
    director
  14. 2025-04-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-10-01
    HAY, Simon Joseph Edward, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2024-10-01
    POOLE, Kathleen appointed
    director
  18. 2024-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-09-30
    BEATON, Ailsa Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2024-09-30
    GORDON-WALKER, Valerie Maria resigned
    director
  24. 2024-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2024-07-02
    FRY, Ian Richard appointed
    secretary
  26. 2024-07-02
    FRY, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  27. 2024-07-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2024-07-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  29. 2024-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2024-07-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2024-06-30
    CLARKE, Johanna resigned
    secretary
  32. 2024-06-30
    CLARKE, Johanna Sharon resigned
    director
  33. 2024-05-03
    KELLY, Brendan appointed
    director
  34. 2024-05-03
    LAWRENCE, David Alan resigned
    director
  35. 2024-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  36. 2024-05-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  37. 2023-01-01
    BOWEN REES, Debra appointed
    director
  38. 2022-11-03
    GULABKHAN, Ahsan appointed
    director
  39. 2022-11-03
    HOMERSTONE, Julian David resigned
    director
  40. 2021-11-01
    BROWN, Catherine, Ms. resigned
    director
  41. 2021-05-14
    CHAMBERS, Ian appointed
    director
  42. 2021-05-14
    EVEREST, Ann-Sophie resigned
    director
  43. 2021-03-02
    ROSE, Philip Edmond resigned
    director
  44. 2021-03-01
    MOLLOY, Gavin Joseph appointed
    director
  45. 2021-03-01
    GIBBS, Benjamin Christopher resigned
    director
  46. 2021-02-01
    GARWOOD, Neil Trevor appointed
    director
  47. 2020-07-29
    GROOM, Christopher James appointed
    director
  48. 2020-07-29
    NEILL, David William Robert resigned
    director
  49. 2020-05-26
    HALLIWELL, Jeffrey John resigned
    director
  50. 2020-01-31
    SMITH, David Michael resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 209 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: COWLEY, Lesley Ruth resigned 2025-12-31; GULABKHAN, Ahsan resigned 2025-07-09

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230

Registered office

Rourke House
Kingsbury Crescent
Staines-Upon-Thames
TW18 3BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (12 active · 98 resigned)

FRY, Ian Richard
secretary · appointed 2024-07-02
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Active
BOWEN REES, Debra
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-01-01
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Active
CHAMBERS, Ian
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-14
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Active
COX, Abigail Peta
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
DEAKIN, Richard Simon
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
FRY, Ian Richard
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-02
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Active
GARWOOD, Neil Trevor
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-02-01
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Active
GROOM, Christopher James
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-07-29
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Active
HAY, Simon Joseph Edward, Dr
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
KELLY, Brendan
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-05-03
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Active
MOLLOY, Gavin Joseph
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-01
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Active
POOLE, Kathleen
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
CLARKE, Johanna
secretary · appointed 2011-07-13 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
JARVIS, Paul Henry
secretary · appointed 1992-05-08 · resigned 2002-12-11
Resigned
MORRISROE, Peter Francis
secretary · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2009-03-18
Resigned
REDWOOD, Gail Felicity
secretary · appointed 1992-03-27 · resigned 1992-05-08
Resigned
ROWE, Nicholas
secretary · appointed 1991-05-15 · resigned 1992-03-27
Resigned
VASA, Bhupen
secretary · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2003-10-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 1991-05-15
Resigned
ANDERSON, David Leonard
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2008-09-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property20/10/199906/03/2015

Recent filings (348 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01