A3 AIR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05043812 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-13
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£345.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £345,847
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£313k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£346k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£418k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £345.8k | £217.5k |
| Current assets | £417.7k | £276.8k |
| Cash | £312.5k | £164.4k |
| Debtors | £105.1k | £112.4k |
| Net assets | £345.8k | £217.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05➕WALKER, Sandra Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2018-05-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2018-04-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-01➖CUNNINGHAM, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2017-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-11➖GLOBESTAR SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-27➖ANCELL, Simon Noel resigneddirector
- 2006-04-04➖HUNT, Graham resigneddirector
- 2005-08-23➖BOYLES, Peter Terence resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-23➕GLOBESTAR SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs A3 AIR LIMITED
- 2004-02-13➕WALKER, John Gilmore Loudon appointeddirector
- 2004-02-13➕BOYLES, Peter Terence appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-13➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2004-02-13➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2004-02-13➕ANCELL, Simon Noel appointeddirector
- 2004-02-13➕CUNNINGHAM, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2004-02-13➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2004-02-13➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
- 2004-02-13➕HUNT, Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Gilmore Loudon Walker Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Michael John Cunninghamceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Acorn Business Park
Northarbour Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3TH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
WALKER, John Gilmore Loudon→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Sandra Jane→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOYLES, Peter Terence→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2005-08-23
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2004-02-13
GLOBESTAR SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2010-08-11
ANCELL, Simon Noel→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2010-01-27
CUNNINGHAM, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2017-09-01
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2004-02-13
HUNT, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-02-13 · resigned 2006-04-04
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Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02