THE AIRBORNE INITIATIVE TRUST

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07959567 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-02-21
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£16.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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
13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £16,827

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
Net Worth
£17k
Current Assets
£18k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£16.8k
Current assets£17.5k
Cash£17.5k
Net assets£16.8k

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

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3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-01
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    ROGERS, Andrew Peter Philip resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-11-25
    ➖
    SPICER, Clare resigned
    director
  10. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-10-04
    ➖
    CHURCHILL, Mary Caroline resigned
    director
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    BALDWIN, Mollie resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-11-29
    ➕
    KELLY, Karin appointed
    director
  19. 2019-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    ROGERS, Andrew Peter Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-11-04
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Rebecca Knox resigned
    director
  24. 2018-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2018-09-01
    ➕
    KEELY DAVIES, Prudence Mary, Lady appointed
    director
  26. 2018-09-01
    ➕
    ROGERS, Alistair Michael Charles, Colonel appointed
    director
  27. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    ADIE, Kathryn appointed
    director
  28. 2017-11-06
    ➖
    HOWLETT, Geoffrey Hugh Whitby, General Sir resigned
    director
  29. 2015-03-21
    ➖
    SPICER, James Wilton, Sir resigned
    director
  30. 2015-03-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Rupert Anthony, General Sir appointed
    director
  31. 2015-03-16
    ➕
    SPICER, Clare appointed
    director
  32. 2013-02-09
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Rebecca Knox appointed
    director
  33. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    BALDWIN, Mollie appointed
    secretary
  34. 2012-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE AIRBORNE INITIATIVE TRUST
  35. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    SACHER, Elisabeth appointed
    director
  36. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    CHURCHILL, Mary Caroline appointed
    director
  37. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Geoffrey Hugh Whitby, General Sir appointed
    director
  38. 2012-02-21
    ➕
    SPICER, James Wilton, Sir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

South Eggardon House
Askerswell
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 9EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (6 active · 7 resigned)

ADIE, Kathryn→
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEELY DAVIES, Prudence Mary, Lady→
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, Karin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, Alistair Michael Charles, Colonel→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SACHER, Elisabeth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Rupert Anthony, General Sir→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALDWIN, Mollie→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
CHURCHILL, Mary Caroline→
director · ~86y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2021-10-04
Resigned
HOWLETT, Geoffrey Hugh Whitby, General Sir→
director · ~96y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2017-11-06
Resigned
ROBINSON, Rebecca Knox→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-09 · resigned 2018-11-04
Resigned
ROGERS, Andrew Peter Philip→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
SPICER, Clare→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-16 · resigned 2022-11-25
Resigned
SPICER, James Wilton, Sir→
director · ~101y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2015-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31