AVIA TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

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04411695 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
98 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-03-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2014-12-29
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    LANE, Michael Peter appointed
    director
  17. 2014-12-29
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    VALGARDSSON, Hilmar Petur resigned
    director
  18. 2009-04-28
    ➖
    HAUKSSON, Ingolfur resigned
    director
  19. 2009-04-28
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    VALGARDSSON, Hilmar Petur appointed
    director
  20. 2008-06-04
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    WALKER, Graham John Mcrae appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-04
    ➖
    THORSTEINSSON, Thorsteinn Olafur resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-06-04
    ➖
    HAFSTEINSSON, Hafthor resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-04
    ➕
    HAUKSSON, Ingolfur appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-04
    ➖
    JOHANNSSON, Arngrimur resigned
    director
  25. 2008-06-04
    ➖
    THORSTEINSSON, Magnus resigned
    director
  26. 2006-08-14
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    SIGURDARSON, Halldor resigned
    director
  27. 2005-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Islandsbanki Hf
  28. 2005-02-22
    ➖
    GUDMUNDSDOTTIR, Thora resigned
    director
  29. 2005-02-22
    ➕
    SIGURDARSON, Halldor appointed
    director
  30. 2005-02-22
    ➕
    THORSTEINSSON, Magnus appointed
    director
  31. 2005-01-25
    ➖
    THORSTEIN, Magnus resigned
    secretary
  32. 2005-01-25
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    THORSTEINSSON, Thorsteinn Olafur appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AVIA TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  34. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    THORSTEIN, Magnus appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-04-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    GUDMUNDSDOTTIR, Thora appointed
    director
  38. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    HAFSTEINSSON, Hafthor appointed
    director
  39. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    JOHANNSSON, Arngrimur appointed
    director
  40. 2002-04-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2002-04-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Eimskip Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Eimskip Uk Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AVIA TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04411695

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
Eimskip Uk Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
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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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
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Eimskip
Middleplatt Road
Immingham
North East Lincolnshire
DN40 1AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

WALKER, Graham John Mcrae→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANE, Michael Peter→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORSTEIN, Magnus→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2005-01-25
Resigned
THORSTEINSSON, Thorsteinn Olafur→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2008-06-04
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-04-09
Resigned
GUDMUNDSDOTTIR, Thora→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2005-02-22
Resigned
HAFSTEINSSON, Hafthor→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2008-06-04
Resigned
HAUKSSON, Ingolfur→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-06-04 · resigned 2009-04-28
Resigned
JOHANNSSON, Arngrimur→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2008-06-04
Resigned
SIGURDARSON, Halldor→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2006-08-14
Resigned
THORSTEINSSON, Magnus→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2008-06-04
Resigned
VALGARDSSON, Hilmar Petur→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2014-12-29
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Islandsbanki Hf
Mortgage over shares1 property29/04/2005—
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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-01