AJG AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05900210 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51102
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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  2. 2024-11-20
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  3. 2024-01-17
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  4. 2022-11-23
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  5. 2021-12-06
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  6. 2021-01-20
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  7. 2019-12-16
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  8. 2018-12-19
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  9. 2017-11-20
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  10. 2017-01-09
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  11. 2016-01-04
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  12. 2015-09-18
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  13. 2015-02-22
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  14. 2014-08-11
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  15. 2014-04-14
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  16. 2013-02-28
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    GWILT, Tracy appointed
    director
  17. 2009-05-30
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    GWILT, Vivienne Louise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-05-30
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    GWILT, Vivienne Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2006-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AJG AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2006-08-09
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    GWILT, Alistair John appointed
    director
  21. 2006-08-09
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    GWILT, Vivienne Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-08-09
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    BATTLE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-08-09
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    BATTLE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-08-09
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    GWILT, Vivienne Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2006-08-09
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    BATTLE DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-08-09
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    BATTLE DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair John Gwilt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares31/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

175 Woodside
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 4TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GWILT, Alistair John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GWILT, Tracy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-28
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Active
GWILT, Vivienne Louise→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2009-05-30
Resigned
BATTLE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2006-08-09
Resigned
GWILT, Vivienne Louise→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2009-05-30
Resigned
BATTLE DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-08-09 · resigned 2006-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2025-08-21
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2024-11-20
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2024-08-09
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2024-01-17
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2023-08-10
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2022-11-23
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2022-08-12
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2021-12-06
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2021-09-13
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2021-01-20
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2020-08-18
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2019-12-16
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2019-08-27
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