BRITISH AIRWAYS PENSION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03123736 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 23 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
138 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-07-01
    PILSWORTH, Richard Andrew resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-27
    AXFORD, Frances appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-26
    HOGG, Philip resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-10-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-10-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-10-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-10-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-09-25
    COTTRELL, Neil George appointed
    director
  13. 2025-09-25
    FRANKLIN, Natasha Marie appointed
    director
  14. 2025-09-25
    HUNT, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2025-09-24
    WHEALE, John Leslie resigned
    director
  16. 2024-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-09-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-09-01
    MAYNARD, Roger Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2023-02-17
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  21. 2022-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-07-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-07-01
    EHZUVAN, Vinod appointed
    director
  25. 2021-06-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-06-01
    SMART, Fraser Wallace resigned
    director
  27. 2020-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2020-10-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2020-09-30
    HOLMES, Virginia Anne resigned
    director
  30. 2019-03-27
    MAYNARD, Roger Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2018-10-15
    PILSWORTH, Richard Andrew appointed
    secretary
  32. 2017-12-13
    TAYLOR, Janet resigned
    secretary
  33. 2017-10-31
    HOGG, Philip appointed
    director
  34. 2017-10-02
    HUMPHREYS, Roger Charles resigned
    secretary
  35. 2017-10-02
    TAYLOR, Janet appointed
    secretary
  36. 2017-04-01
    WHEALE, John Leslie appointed
    director
  37. 2017-03-31
    RYCRAFT, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2016-10-03
    SMART, Fraser Wallace appointed
    director
  39. 2016-09-30
    SURIYAE, Teresa Josephine resigned
    director
  40. 2015-10-01
    HOLMES, Virginia Anne appointed
    director
  41. 2015-09-30
    SPENCER, Paul resigned
    director
  42. 2011-07-15
    RYCRAFT, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  43. 2011-07-14
    JONES, Nicola Jayne resigned
    director
  44. 2010-12-22
    JONES, Nicola Jayne appointed
    director
  45. 2010-08-31
    GREY, Michael Ronald resigned
    director
  46. 2010-03-24
    SPENCER, Paul appointed
    director
  47. 2009-12-15
    MAYNARD, Roger Paul resigned
    director
  48. 2009-01-01
    SURIYAE, Teresa Josephine appointed
    director
  49. 2008-12-31
    BIRCH, John Michael resigned
    director
  50. 2006-09-01
    MAYNARD, Roger Paul appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events

Owner dependency

55/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: PILSWORTH, Richard Andrew resigned 2026-07-01; HOGG, Philip resigned 2026-03-26; WHEALE, John Leslie resigned 2025-09-24

Group structure

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

🏛️
British Airways Pension Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BRITISH AIRWAYS PENSION SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 03123736

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
British Airways Pension Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Waterside
Haa1
Harmondsworth
UB7 0GB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27

Officers (5 active · 27 resigned)

AXFORD, Frances
director · ~79y · appointed 2026-03-27
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Active
COTTRELL, Neil George
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-09-25
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Active
EHZUVAN, Vinod
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-07-01
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Active
FRANKLIN, Natasha Marie
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-09-25
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Active
HUNT, Sarah Elizabeth
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-25
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Active
BROOKS, Barbara Mary
secretary · appointed 1997-09-03 · resigned 1998-09-02
Resigned
FOLEY, Keith
secretary · appointed 1996-02-19 · resigned 1997-03-18
Resigned
HUMPHREYS, Roger Charles
secretary · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2017-10-02
Resigned
MADEN, Peter
secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2000-05-05
Resigned
O'LOUGHLIN, Susan Margaret
secretary · appointed 1997-03-18 · resigned 1997-09-03
Resigned
PILSWORTH, Richard Andrew
secretary · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2026-07-01
Resigned
SMITH, Helen
secretary · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2003-07-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Janet
secretary · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2017-12-13
Resigned
WEBSTER, Martin
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-08 · resigned 1996-02-19
Resigned
BIRCH, John Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
GREY, Michael Ronald
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
HOGG, Philip
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2026-03-26
Resigned
HOGG, Philip
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
HOLMES, Virginia Anne
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
JONES, Nicola Jayne
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-12-22 · resigned 2011-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (138 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04