AIRCRAFT QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05400441 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-21
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,842
Net assets shrinking
Down £966 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£8.8k£9.8k
Current assets£9.2k£10.0k
Net assets£8.8k£9.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-15
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2025-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2025-12-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-12-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRCRAFT QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    HOLLOWAY, Alicia Ruth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    HOLLOWAY, Barry appointed
    director
  21. 2005-03-21
    ➕
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-03-21
    ➖
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-03-21
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    ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-03-21
    ➖
    ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mr Barry Holloway
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Hollowayceased 03/12/2025· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2005-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Bull Lane
St. Ives
Cambs
PE27 5AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HOLLOWAY, Alicia Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-21
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Active
HOLLOWAY, Barry→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-03-21
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Active
ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned
ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2005-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07