GAMA AVIATION PLC

🌳Matureactive

07264678 · plc · incorporated 2010-05-25

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 51102

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

33 officers (6 active, 33 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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accounts · AA
2026-05-11
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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TAYLOR, Mine appointed
director
2025-07-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-11-19
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent
2024-10-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-12
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SCHWARZ, Reuwen appointed
director
2024-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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capital · SH03
2024-06-06
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officers · TM01
2024-06-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06
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officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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BROWN, Peter Richard resigned
director
2024-05-31
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MOUNT, Stephen George resigned
director
2024-05-29
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TO, Simon Chi Keung resigned
director
2024-05-22
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capital · SH01
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-interim
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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mortgage · MR04
2023-02-01
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-12-02
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address · AD03
2022-12-02
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address · AD02
2022-10-20
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officers · AP01
2022-10-17
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WILLIAMSON, Michael Frank appointed
director
2022-06-28
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CLARKE, Christopher John David resigned
director
2022-06-28
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HOWELL, Michael William resigned
director
2022-04-08
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RUBACK, Daniel David resigned
director
2021-06-29
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MEDLEY, Neil Stephen resigned
director
2020-12-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2019-12-16
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RUBACK, Daniel David appointed
director
2019-11-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-06-27
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MOUNT, Stephen George appointed
director
2019-05-31
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STICKLAND, David George resigned
director
2019-04-30
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PEAGRAM, Michael John resigned
director
2019-04-24
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CLARKE, Christopher John David appointed
director
2019-04-24
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HOWELL, Michael William appointed
director
2019-04-03
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ROBINS, Ralph, Sir resigned
director
2019-01-31
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STEEVES, Richard Martin, Dr resigned
director
2018-10-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-17
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STICKLAND, David George appointed
director
2018-09-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2018-03-02
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TO, Simon Chi Keung appointed
director
2018-02-01
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GODLEY, Kevin Michael resigned
director
2018-01-03
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MEDLEY, Neil Stephen appointed
director
2018-01-03
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STEEVES, Richard Martin, Dr appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. Marwan Khalek Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/05/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2010-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

1st Floor 25 Templer Avenue

Farnborough

Hampshire

GU14 6FE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-08

Last: 2026-05-25