AIRLANDER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08433069 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-06
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£840
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£168£336£504£672£840Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£840£840
Net assets£1£1

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-05-29
    ➕
    GRUNDY, Thomas Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2019-05-29
    ➖
    MCGLENNAN, Stephen resigned
    director
  16. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-04-23
    ➕
    GWYN, Hwfa Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-23
    ➖
    ELLIOTT, Gary resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-23
    ➖
    HISCOCK, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRLANDER LIMITED
  23. 2013-03-06
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Gary appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-06
    ➕
    HISCOCK, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-06
    ➕
    MCGLENNAN, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
AIRLANDER LIMITED
This company · 08433069

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Hammond Rhys Gwynceased 01/04/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30300 — SIC 30300

Registered office

Technology House
239 Ampthill Road
Bedford
MK42 9QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GRUNDY, Thomas Michael→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GWYN, Hwfa Anthony Richard→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Gary→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2014-04-23
Resigned
HISCOCK, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2014-04-23
Resigned
MCGLENNAN, Stephen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2019-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08