AFFINITY FLYING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09811656 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-06

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 84220

Sector: Public administration

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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MEFFAN, Peter John appointed
director
2024-11-15
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KAHN, Paul Emmanuel, Mr. resigned
director
2024-11-15
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MEFFAN, Peter John resigned
director
2024-11-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
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DONOHOE, Barry Robert appointed
director
2024-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-19
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BARRIE, Andrew Jonathan resigned
director
2022-10-19
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KAHN, Paul Emmanuel, Mr. appointed
director
2022-10-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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FAUSSET, Martin Clifford St John appointed
director
2022-09-28
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ALON, Reuven resigned
director
2022-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-25
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SMART, Peter resigned
director
2021-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-02-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-29
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GOODIER, Nicholas David appointed
secretary
2021-01-29
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USHER, Simon Jeffrey resigned
secretary
2021-01-06
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-01
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BARRIE, Andrew Jonathan appointed
director
2020-12-31
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KERRY, Robert Paul resigned
director
2020-07-31
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GOODWIN, Andrew Marino appointed
director
2020-07-31
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BARRETT, James Arthur resigned
director
2016-10-03
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USHER, Simon Jeffrey appointed
secretary
2016-09-30
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PUTNAM, Nicholas Richard resigned
secretary
2016-04-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-10-27
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AVRAHAM, Reuven appointed
director
2015-10-27
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RAVIV, Adi appointed
director
2015-10-27
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PUTNAM, Nicholas Richard appointed
secretary
2015-10-27
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TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-10-27
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ALON, Reuven appointed
director
2015-10-27
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BARRETT, James Arthur appointed
director
2015-10-27
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KERRY, Robert Paul appointed
director
2015-10-27
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LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris resigned
director
2015-10-27
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MEFFAN, Peter John appointed
director
2015-10-27
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PUDGE, David John resigned
director
2015-10-27
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SMART, Peter appointed
director

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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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Elbit Systems Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Kellogg Brown & Root Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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AFFINITY FLYING SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 09811656

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Elbit Systems Uk Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Kellogg Brown & Root Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2015-10-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC84220 — SIC 84220

Registered office

Hangar 29 Raf Cranwell

Sleaford

Lincolnshire

NG34 8HB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-09

Last: 2025-09-25