AIRBORNE PRODUCT SUPPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03488063 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-05

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

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52102

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

120 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Average employees	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-03
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KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-12-03
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officers · AP04
2019-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-27
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MACKAY, Allen, Mr. resigned
director
2017-09-22
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MACKAY, Allen, Mr. appointed
director
2017-09-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-08-02
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SHAVER, Ronald Lee resigned
director
2015-08-19
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BLOOM, Anya appointed
secretary
2015-08-19
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WALDON, Christopher John resigned
secretary
2014-06-30
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BEAN, John Clifford resigned
director
2014-01-13
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COOMBS, David Reginald appointed
director
2012-08-21
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BRUNTON, Geoffrey Howard Spencer resigned
secretary
2012-08-21
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WALDON, Christopher John appointed
secretary
2010-06-01
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AKHTAR, Javaid resigned
director
2008-03-25
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AKHTAR, Javaid appointed
director
2007-11-28
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ALHASHANI, Essam Fahmi resigned
director
2004-08-05
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STOCKLER, William Thomas resigned
director
2004-07-20
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ALHASHANI, Essam Fahmi appointed
director
2003-06-30
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COOMBS, David Reginald resigned
director
2001-07-11
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BRUNTON, Geoffrey Howard Spencer appointed
secretary
2001-07-11
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ROBSON, Brian Michael resigned
secretary
1999-11-18
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BEAN, John Clifford appointed
director
1998-08-31
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SHAVER, Ronald Lee appointed
director
1998-07-14
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COOMBS, David Reginald appointed
director
1998-06-23
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ROBSON, Brian Michael appointed
secretary
1998-06-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-06-23
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STOCKLER, William Thomas appointed
director
1998-06-23
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-01-05
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Company incorporated
As AIRBORNE PRODUCT SUPPORT LIMITED
1998-01-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-01-05
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Mr Dave Coombs Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	26/07/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ronald Lee Shaverceased 26/07/2017· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 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

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-01-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52102 — SIC 52102

Registered office

48 Chancery Lane

London

WC2A 1JF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

BLOOM, Anya→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KEYSTONE LAW LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-12-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOMBS, David Reginald→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-01-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRUNTON, Geoffrey Howard Spencer→

secretary · appointed 2001-07-11 · resigned 2012-08-21

Resigned

ROBSON, Brian Michael→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-23 · resigned 2001-07-11

Resigned

WALDON, Christopher John→

secretary · appointed 2012-08-21 · resigned 2015-08-19

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 1998-06-23

Resigned

AKHTAR, Javaid→

director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

ALHASHANI, Essam Fahmi→

director · ~68y · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2007-11-28

Resigned

BEAN, John Clifford→

director · ~83y · appointed 1999-11-18 · resigned 2014-06-30

Resigned

COOMBS, David Reginald→

director · ~74y · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

MACKAY, Allen, Mr.→

director · ~78y · appointed 2017-09-22 · resigned 2018-05-27

Resigned

SHAVER, Ronald Lee→

director · ~89y · appointed 1998-08-31 · resigned 2017-08-02

Resigned

STOCKLER, William Thomas→

director · ~81y · appointed 1998-06-23 · resigned 2004-08-05

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 1998-06-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2022-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-01-26