BLISS AVIATION HANDLING LTD.

🌳Matureactive

04701618 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 51102

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,587

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,630 YoY

Cash YoY

+5829%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£415

↑ 5829% YoY

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Assets

£362k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£29.4k	£37.2k
Current assets	£361.6k	£291.1k
Cash	£415	£7
Debtors	£357.2k	£289.4k
Net assets	£2.6k	£5.2k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-15
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accounts · AA
2019-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-01-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-03-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-03-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2012-11-22
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LEHMANN, Oliver David appointed
director
2008-01-23
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SIBLEY, John William Peter resigned
director
2007-12-03
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LEHMANN, Oliver David appointed
secretary
2007-12-01
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SIBLEY, John William Peter appointed
director
2007-09-24
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REGNART, Christopher Elliott resigned
secretary
2003-03-18
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Company incorporated
As BLISS AVIATION HANDLING LTD.
2003-03-18
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ELLSON, Gary appointed
director
2003-03-18
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REGNART, Christopher Elliott appointed
secretary
2003-03-18
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-18
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-18
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-18
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Gary Ellson Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/03/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Seasail (Uk) Ltdceased 28/02/2018· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated2003-03-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Alum House 5 Alum Chine Road

Westbourne

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH4 8DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LEHMANN, Oliver David→

secretary · appointed 2007-12-03

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Active

ELLSON, Gary→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-03-18

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Active

LEHMANN, Oliver David→

director · ~37y · appointed 2012-11-22

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Active

REGNART, Christopher Elliott→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2007-09-24

Resigned

ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

SIBLEY, John William Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2008-01-23

Resigned

AR NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18

Resigned

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