AIRBLU LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-30➕JOBSON, Adam James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-10-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-31➖BARRY, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2014-10-14➖JOBSON, Adam James resigneddirector
- 2014-10-14➖SAVAGE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2014-06-23➕BARRY, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-08-31➕JOBSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2012-08-31➕JOBSON, Adam James appointeddirector
- 2011-03-03➖JOBSON, Tracy resigneddirector
- 2011-03-03➕SAVAGE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2011-02-23➖JOBSON, Mark resigneddirector
- 2011-02-23➕JOBSON, Tracy appointeddirector
- 2011-02-16➕JOBSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2011-02-16➖ROSE, Laura Jane resigneddirector
- 2010-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRBLU LIMITED
- 2010-10-29➕JOBSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-10-29➖JOBSON, Mark resigneddirector
- 2010-10-29➕ROSE, Laura Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JOBSON, Adam James (same surname) appointed 2025-06-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Jobson Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/08/2019 |
Mrs Tracey Jobson Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/08/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Barryceased 20/08/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mr Mark Jobsonceased 10/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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