AIRBORNE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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06362855 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-06
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    HAYCOCK, Stuart John resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-01-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-01-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-01-15
    ➕
    HAYCOCK, Stuart John appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-01-15
    ➖
    KINDRED, Alan Stuart resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRBORNE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  20. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    HAYCOCK, Stuart John appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    KINDRED, Alan Stuart appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    SCOTT, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-09-06
    ➖
    SCOTT, Stephen John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    SCOTT, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  25. 2007-09-06
    ➖
    SCOTT, Jacqueline resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Stuart John Haycock
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/09/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

51 South Crescent
Prittlewell
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 6TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HAYCOCK, Stuart John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-06
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Active
HAYCOCK, Stuart John→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-15 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned
KINDRED, Alan Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2019-01-15
Resigned
SCOTT, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
SCOTT, Jacqueline→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-12