AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06707945 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£52.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,744
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£52.7k£48.2k
Current assets£43.5k£37.7k
Cash£42.5k£36.8k
Debtors£879£726
Net assets£52.7k£48.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-05
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-23
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  4. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-04
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    GILLAM, Alison resigned
    director
  6. 2023-11-16
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-11-15
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    GILLAM, Alison appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-29
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  10. 2022-07-06
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  11. 2022-06-30
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    BURGESS, Rhonda Heather resigned
    director
  12. 2022-05-10
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-01
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    BURGESS, Rhonda Heather appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-04-23
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    REYNOLDS, Lynn appointed
    director
  16. 2022-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-02-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-02-10
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    DENNIS, Pauline Tilley resigned
    director
  19. 2022-02-07
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    BURGESS, Rhonda Heather resigned
    director
  20. 2022-01-29
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  21. 2021-12-24
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  22. 2021-12-23
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    CHAPPLIN, Simon, Captain resigned
    director
  23. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-04-14
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    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-03-29
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    PYLE, Leonard resigned
    director
  26. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2019-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  28. 2019-09-04
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  29. 2019-09-01
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    CHAPPLIN, Simon, Captain appointed
    director
  30. 2016-11-01
    ➕
    DENNIS, Pauline Tilley appointed
    director
  31. 2014-12-31
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    CHAPLIN, Simon Francis resigned
    director
  32. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    CHAPLIN, Simon Francis appointed
    director
  33. 2014-02-01
    ➖
    KRAUS, Peter Fredrick Stanley resigned
    secretary
  34. 2014-02-01
    ➖
    KRAUS, Peter Fredrick Stanley resigned
    director
  35. 2012-12-28
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    CHAPLIN, Simon Francis resigned
    director
  36. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    CHAPLIN, Simon Francis appointed
    director
  37. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    PYLE, Leonard appointed
    director
  38. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, Edwin Leroy resigned
    director
  39. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    SKIPPER, Samuel resigned
    director
  40. 2009-02-19
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    BURGESS, Rhonda Heather appointed
    director
  41. 2008-12-12
    ➕
    SKIPPER, Samuel appointed
    director
  42. 2008-11-12
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    REYNOLDS, Edwin Leroy appointed
    director
  43. 2008-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION LIMITED
  44. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    BURGESS, Raymond appointed
    director
  45. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    KRAUS, Peter Fredrick Stanley appointed
    secretary
  46. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    KRAUS, Peter Fredrick Stanley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Raymond Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 08/1941 · age 85
——board controlboard control · trust interest11/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

1 Hall Park Close
Prendergast
Haverfordwest
Wales
SA61 2QZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

BURGESS, Raymond→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REYNOLDS, Lynn→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-04-23
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Active
KRAUS, Peter Fredrick Stanley→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
BURGESS, Rhonda Heather→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
BURGESS, Rhonda Heather→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2022-02-07
Resigned
CHAPLIN, Simon Francis→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
CHAPLIN, Simon Francis→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2012-12-28
Resigned
CHAPPLIN, Simon, Captain→
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2021-12-23
Resigned
DENNIS, Pauline Tilley→
director · ~99y · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-10
Resigned
GILLAM, Alison→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-11-15 · resigned 2023-12-04
Resigned
KRAUS, Peter Fredrick Stanley→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
PYLE, Leonard→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2021-03-29
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Edwin Leroy→
director · ~38y · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
SKIPPER, Samuel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2008-12-12 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-09-02
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2022-07-06
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2022-05-10
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2022-04-26
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officers · TM01
2022-02-20