AAP AVIATION UK LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-474.9k | £-126.7k |
| Average employees | 28 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01➕HOIBY, Espen Bjarte appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➖BAKKEN, Anders Bonde resigneddirector
- 2021-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-05➕OYGARD, Fredrik Grorud appointeddirector
- 2019-12-05➕BAKKEN, Anders Bonde appointeddirector
- 2019-12-05➖HOIBY, Espen Bjarte resigneddirector
- 2017-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AAP AVIATION UK LIMITED
- 2017-03-29➕CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-03-29➕HOIBY, Espen Bjarte appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-11
Group structure
Norwegian Air Shuttle Asa holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Norwegian Air Shuttle Asa Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/03/2017 |
Bjorn Tore Larsen Individual · Norwegian · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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