ACS AVIATION INDUSTRIES LTD

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08993660 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-11

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52230

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4500	4100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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officers · AP01
2026-04-24
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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COYNE, Anthony James appointed
director
2026-04-01
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HOLLOWAY, Colin John resigned
director
2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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officers · CH02
2024-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-18
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change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2023-04-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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address · AD01
2021-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
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accounts · AA
2018-01-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-12-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2016-10-18
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SKINNER, Vincent Carl appointed
director
2016-10-18
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HOLLOWAY, Colin John appointed
director
2015-12-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Airline Component Services Limited
2015-06-18
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BRADLEY, Eleanor Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2015-06-18
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AIRLINE COMPONENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-04-11
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Company incorporated
As ACS AVIATION INDUSTRIES LTD
2014-04-11
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HIGGINS, Graham Joseph appointed
director
2014-04-11
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AIRLINE COMPONENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-04-11
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AIRLINE COMPONENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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

Airline Component Services Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Airline Component Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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ACS AVIATION INDUSTRIES LTD

This company · 08993660

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Airline Component Services Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-04-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230

Registered office

15 Swinbourne Drive

Springwood Industrial Estate

Braintree

CM7 2YP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12