AMS AIRCRAFT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09847773 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-29
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
£900.3k
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 · IFRSProfitable
Profit before tax £213,001
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
Turnover YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £900.3k | £891.5k |
| Profit before tax | £213.0k | £-235.2k |
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-31➖SKINNER, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-28➕MCLEAN, Simon Nichol appointeddirector
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30➖HINDLE, Benjamin Geoffrey resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-21➕IERA, Diego appointeddirector
- 2018-08-21➕VANDER, Baldur Hagen appointeddirector
- 2018-08-21➕HINDLE, Benjamin Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-21➖HINDLE, Benjamin Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2017-08-01➖PERKES, Darryl James resigneddirector
- 2015-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AMS AIRCRAFT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2015-10-29➕SKINNER, Philip Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕DWYER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➖DWYER, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2015-10-29➕HINDLE, Benjamin Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕PERKES, Darryl James appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕SKINNER, Michael John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Baldur Hagen Vander Individual · German · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/08/2018 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael John Skinnerceased 21/08/2018· 25-50% shares
- Mr Philip Michael Skinnerceased 21/08/2018· significant influence
- Mr Benjamin Geoffrey Hindleceased 21/08/2018· significant influence
- Mr Darryl James Perkesceased 01/08/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230
Registered office
9 Donnington Park
85 Birdham Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 7AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
MCLEAN, Simon Nichol→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKINNER, Philip Michael→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VANDER, Baldur Hagen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HINDLE, Benjamin Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-08-21 · resigned 2019-08-30
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2015-10-29
HINDLE, Benjamin Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2018-08-21
PERKES, Darryl James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2017-08-01
SKINNER, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2023-01-31
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-18