ALAN AVIATION LIMITED

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07093897 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-01-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-02-01
    ➖
    SABA, Zeshan, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    SABA, Zeshan, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    OSMAN, Asim resigned
    director
  21. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Alan Daniel appointed
    director
  22. 2009-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN AVIATION LIMITED
  23. 2009-12-03
    ➕
    OSMAN, Asim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Alan Daniel Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Thompsonceased 07/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2009-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

106 Reynoldson Street
Hull
HU5 3BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

THOMPSON, Alan Daniel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSMAN, Asim→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
SABA, Zeshan, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01