AIRSPEED (YORK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08734418 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-16
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-01-31
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    WEATHERILL, Sally Maxwell resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-22
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    WEATHERILL, Sally Maxwell appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-11-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-03-05
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    NEWBOULD, Howard Christopher appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-31
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    REED, Ian Philip resigned
    director
  16. 2018-10-23
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    WILKINS, John Robert resigned
    director
  17. 2018-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRSPEED (YORK) LIMITED
  22. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    EDMONDS, John Howard appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    REED, Ian Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    WILKINS, John Robert 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

The Yorkshire Air Museum And Allied Air Forces Memorial is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Yorkshire Air Museum And Allied Air Forces Memorial
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AIRSPEED (YORK) LIMITED
This company · 08734418

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
The Yorkshire Air Museum And Allied Air Forces Memorial
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

The Yorkshire Air Museum
Elvington
York
YO41 4AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

EDMONDS, John Howard→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWBOULD, Howard Christopher→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEATHERILL, Sally Maxwell→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-22 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
REED, Ian Philip→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
WILKINS, John Robert→
director · ~87y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2018-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-14