AIRPORT CAPACITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06235248 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 15.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
81 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
16
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 2 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-29➕FRYER, Michael Edward John appointeddirector
- 2026-01-29➕HALL, Keith David appointeddirector
- 2026-01-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-11➖SMITH, Christopher Hayden resigneddirector
- 2025-12-11➖SMITH, Hayden Francis resigneddirector
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-16➖HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-30➕HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➖HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie resigneddirector
- 2023-07-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-06➕SMITH, Christopher Hayden appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06➕SMITH, Hayden Francis appointeddirector
- 2023-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-04-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Just Cash Flow PLC
- 2010-09-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRPORT CAPACITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2007-05-02➕HERRIOT, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2007-05-02➕HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-02➕HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SMITH, Christopher Hayden resigned 2025-12-11; SMITH, Hayden Francis resigned 2025-12-11
Group structure
Radius Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Radius Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AIRPORT CAPACITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 06235248
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Radius Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/01/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Texo Group Limitedceased 11/12/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Alistair Herriotceased 29/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Bernadette Marie Herriotceased 06/03/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Mainland House
Gladstone Close
Northampton
NN5 7AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
FRYER, Michael Edward John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Keith David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2026-01-29
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HERRIOT, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-05-02
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HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-30
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HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2024-05-16
HERRIOT, Bernadette Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2024-04-30
SMITH, Christopher Hayden→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2025-12-11
SMITH, Hayden Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2025-12-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Just Cash Flow Just Cash Flow PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/04/2019 | 03/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/09/2010 | 13/01/2026 |
Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15