AIRPORT WEST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05345693 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2025-01-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-25
    ➕
    POWELL, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-12-01
    ➖
    HODGSON, Timothy Matthew Joseph resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2021-05-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-05-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2021-05-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    POWELL, Richard Mark appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-11-21
    ➖
    COOPER, Hilary Joan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-05-31
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Michael John resigned
    director
  24. 2006-12-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
  25. 2006-11-23
    ➕
    HODGSON, Timothy Matthew Joseph appointed
    director
  26. 2006-02-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
  27. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    MAUD, Jonathan William appointed
    director
  28. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Hilary Joan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Michael John appointed
    director
  31. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2005-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRPORT WEST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  33. 2005-01-28
    ➕
    GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2005-01-28
    ➕
    GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Craven Lodge
37 Victoria Avenue
Harrogate
HG1 5PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

POWELL, Richard Mark→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-21
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Active
MAUD, Jonathan William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-08-01
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Active
POWELL, Richard Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-04-25
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Active
COOPER, Hilary Joan→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2014-11-21
Resigned
GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
HARTLEY, Michael John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
HODGSON, Timothy Matthew Joseph→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-11-23 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
N M Rothschild & Sons
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
Legal charge1 property05/12/200617/05/2021
satisfied
N M Rothschild & Sons
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited
Charge and assignment by way of security1 property02/02/200617/05/2021

Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-09