AIRPARK FLIGHT CENTRE LIMITED

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04458976 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-12
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,270,509
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,477 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£153k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£255k£510k£764k£1.0m£1.3mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.28M£1.28M
Current assets£152.6k£156.0k
Net assets£1.27M£1.27M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-10-06
    ➖
    ESSEX, Paul resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-10-06
    ➖
    ESSEX, Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2007-12-31
    ➖
    DAVIS, Peter Newton resigned
    director
  19. 2007-12-14
    ➕
    ESSEX, Paul appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-12-14
    ➖
    GREYFRIARS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    LOWE, Linda Agnes appointed
    director
  22. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    ESSEX, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2004-08-23
    ➖
    WILEBORE, Helen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-08-23
    ➕
    GREYFRIARS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-08-23
    ➖
    WILEBORE, Helen resigned
    director
  26. 2002-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRPARK FLIGHT CENTRE LIMITED
  27. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-06-12
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    WILEBORE, Helen appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    DAVIS, Peter Newton appointed
    director
  31. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 2002-06-12
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    WILEBORE, Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 19 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Linda Agnes Lowe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2002-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Airpark Coventry Airport
Rowley Road
Baginton Coventry
Warwickshire
CV3 4FR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

LOWE, Linda Agnes→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ESSEX, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-14 · resigned 2010-10-06
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-12
Resigned
WILEBORE, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2004-08-23
Resigned
GREYFRIARS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-23 · resigned 2007-12-14
Resigned
DAVIS, Peter Newton→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
ESSEX, Paul→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2010-10-06
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-12
Resigned
WILEBORE, Helen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2004-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15