AIRTANKER SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06279646 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-14

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 51102

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

51210SIC 51210
52230SIC 52230
52290Other transportation support activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

86 officers (16 active, 86 linked, 81 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

263 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (181 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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officers · AP01
2026-04-30
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SOUL, Michael David appointed
director
2026-04-19
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officers · AP01
2026-04-17
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officers · TM01
2026-03-17
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officers · AP01
2026-03-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-01
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SAGE, Daniel Saldana appointed
director
2026-03-01
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GARCIA, Rodrigo Caminero resigned
director
2026-02-25
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RATH, Oliver James appointed
director
2026-02-25
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LEWIS, Rhys Christopher resigned
director
2025-09-16
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accounts · AA
2025-08-14
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officers · AP01
2025-07-23
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COURTS, Robert Alexander appointed
director
2024-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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officers · AP01
2024-08-22
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officers · TM01
2024-08-13
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HAYWARD, Matthew appointed
director
2024-08-13
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ROBINSON, Katie Ann resigned
director
2024-06-14
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officers · AP01
2024-06-14
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officers · TM01
2024-06-11
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officers · CH01
2024-06-11
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officers · CH01
2024-05-31
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DONAGHEY, Louise Anne resigned
director
2024-05-31
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LEWIS, Rhys Christopher appointed
director
2024-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-24
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HINE, Richard Henry resigned
director
2024-02-26
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officers · AP01
2024-02-23
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officers · TM01
2023-12-19
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THIERCELIN, Geraldine Marie Odile appointed
director
2023-12-19
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MIEGEL, Stephan Andreas resigned
director
2023-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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officers · AP01
2023-09-14
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officers · AP01
2023-09-14
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officers · TM01
2023-08-16
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EDWARDS, Paul Lloyd appointed
director
2023-08-16
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ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas resigned
director
2023-08-01
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REYNOLDS, Sean Keith Paul appointed
director
2023-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
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officers · AP01
2023-07-26
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AST, Olivier Cyril appointed
director
2023-07-26
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JAQUETE, Francisco De Borja Segovia resigned
director
2023-06-28
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BLUNDELL, Phillip Scott resigned
director
2023-06-16
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ALEXANDER, Mark Duncan William appointed
director
2023-02-10
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CRAIG, Phillip James resigned
director
2023-02-10
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ROBINSON, Katie Ann appointed
director
2023-01-03
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BROOME, Janine Catherine appointed
secretary
2023-01-03
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BRICE, Christopher Adam resigned
secretary
2022-11-04
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ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas appointed
director
2022-11-04
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CRAIG, Phillip James appointed
director
2022-11-04
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GARVEY, Kevin John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 181 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GARCIA, Rodrigo Caminero resigned 2026-03-01; LEWIS, Rhys Christopher resigned 2026-02-25

Group structure

Airbus Se holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Airbus Se

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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AIRTANKER SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 06279646

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Airbus Se Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-06-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Airtanker Hub

Raf Brize Norton

Carterton

Oxfordshire

OX18 3LX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-28

Last: 2025-06-14