AW AVIATION CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09931702 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-30
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
£100.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62012Business and domestic software development
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
- 77351SIC 77351
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100,693
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£101k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100.7k | £82.2k |
| Current assets | £56.4k | £40.0k |
| Net assets | £100.7k | £82.2k |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-18➕WOOD, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2019-10-18➖WOOD, Andrea resigneddirector
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18➕WOOD, Andrea Mary appointeddirector
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AW AVIATION CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2015-12-30➕WOOD, Andrea appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-30➕WOOD, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2015-12-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Wood Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Andrea Mary Wood Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230
Registered office
221 Chartridge Lane
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 2SF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WOOD, Andrea Mary→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Andrea→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-10-18 · resigned 2019-10-18
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13