AIRWORTHINESS ASSURED LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07764144 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-06
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£92.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,477

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£92k
Current Assets
£93k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-30
Total assets£92.5k
Current assets£93.3k
Net assets£92.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-26
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  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-21
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-12-05
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    GAUGHAN, Carol appointed
    director
  14. 2016-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRWORTHINESS ASSURED LIMITED
  18. 2011-09-06
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    GAUGHAN, Peter David Steven appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-09-06
    ➕
    DENT, John appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-06
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    GAUGHAN, Peter David Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 Peter Gaughan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2011-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6 Nottingham Road
Long Eaton
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG10 1HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

GAUGHAN, Peter David Steven→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-06
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DENT, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-09-06
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GAUGHAN, Carol→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-05
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Active
GAUGHAN, Peter David Steven→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-09-06
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Recent filings (33 total)

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2026-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-26