CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03009730 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 10 | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-23➖HEATH, Anthony John William resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-01➕BUTCHER, Teresa appointeddirector
- 2001-10-06➖MATTHEWS, Peter Frederic resigneddirector
- 1998-09-28➖BUTCHER, Teresa resignedsecretary
- 1998-09-28➕HEATH, Anthony John William appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-28➕MATTHEWS, Peter Frederic appointeddirector
- 1996-01-02➕BUTCHER, Teresa appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-29➖GRAHAME, Angus Robert resignedsecretary
- 1995-11-29➖GRAHAME, Angus Robert resigneddirector
- 1995-10-12➖SPECK, Victor Dudley resigneddirector
- 1995-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CIRRUS AVIATION LIMITED
- 1995-01-13➕BUTCHER, Trevor Keith appointeddirector
- 1995-01-13➕GRAHAME, Angus Robert appointedsecretary
- 1995-01-13➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-01-13➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-01-13➕GRAHAME, Angus Robert appointeddirector
- 1995-01-13➕SPECK, Victor Dudley appointeddirector
- 1995-01-13➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-01-13➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Trevor Keith Butcher Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
Mrs Teresa Butcher Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Aerodrome
West Rd
Clacton On Sea
Essex
CO15 1AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
BUTCHER, Teresa→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTCHER, Trevor Keith→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1995-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTCHER, Teresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-02 · resigned 1998-09-28
GRAHAME, Angus Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 1995-11-29
HEATH, Anthony John William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 2015-06-23
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 1995-01-13
GRAHAME, Angus Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 1995-11-29
MATTHEWS, Peter Frederic→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 2001-10-06
SPECK, Victor Dudley→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 1995-10-12
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 1995-01-13
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Recent filings (84 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-13