CAMBRIAN FLYING GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

05046957 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-10.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

119 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 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £10,582

Net assets shrinking

Down £21,588 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£11k

↓ 196% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↑ 40% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-10.6k	£11.0k
Current assets	£3.8k	£2.7k
Net assets	£-10.6k	£11.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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2025-12-29
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2025-10-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-15
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officers · AP01
2025-08-02
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HICKS, Neil appointed
director
2025-07-15
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officers · AP01
2025-07-15
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2025-07-02
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BANKS, Oliver David appointed
director
2025-07-02
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PESTICCIO, Gary Lorenzo appointed
director
2025-02-10
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officers · CH01
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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address · AD01
2022-12-28
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accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts · AA01
2022-08-01
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officers · CH01
2022-07-28
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WILLS, Nicholas Mark appointed
director
2022-07-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-28
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2022-02-10
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2022-02-10
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2021-10-01
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CANNON, Roger resigned
director
2021-10-01
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HALES, Darren Robert resigned
director
2021-10-01
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HICKS, Neil resigned
director
2020-10-10
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OWENS, Thomas appointed
director
2020-10-10
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EVANS, Christopher Mark resigned
director
2019-12-06
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CANNON, Roger appointed
director
2019-12-06
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JELLYMAN, Christopher resigned
director
2019-02-01
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RICHARDS, David resigned
secretary
2019-02-01
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EVANS, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2019-02-01
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RICHARDS, David Martyn resigned
director
2018-09-16
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HALES, Darren Robert appointed
director
2018-09-16
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MCELHINNEY, Mark Edward resigned
director
2016-11-09
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DAVIES, Jeremy Paul resigned
director
2016-11-09
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MCELHINNEY, Mark Edward appointed
director
2015-03-10
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LOWTHER, Timothy resigned
director
2015-03-01
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BIRCHALL, Michael appointed
director
2011-01-07
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BOOTH, John Edward resigned
secretary
2011-01-07
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RICHARDS, David appointed
secretary
2011-01-05
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KEEN, Andrew Paul appointed
director
2011-01-05
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BOOTH, John Edward resigned
director
2008-05-04
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JELLYMAN, Christopher appointed
director
2004-02-23
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BOOTH, John Edward appointed
secretary
2004-02-23
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FORMATIONS HOUSE resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-02-23
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DAVIES, Jeremy Paul appointed
director
2004-02-20
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HICKS, Neil appointed
director
2004-02-20
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LOWTHER, Timothy appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Birchall Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/08/2025

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Nicholas Mark Willsceased 02/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Thomas Robert Owensceased 02/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Andrew Paul Keenceased 02/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Michael Birchallceased 02/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr David Martyn Richardsceased 01/02/2019· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-02-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Long Meadow

Abberley

Worcester

WR6 6FD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-01

Last: 2025-08-18