AINSWORTH AVIATION CONSULTANCY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11290082 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AINSWORTH AVIATION CONSULTANCY LTD
  13. 2018-04-04
    ➕
    AINSWORTH, Janice Elizabeth appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-04
    ➕
    AINSWORTH, Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSWORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Janice Elizabeth Ainsworth
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/04/2018
Mr Michael Ainsworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Chantry House
22 Upperton Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 1BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AINSWORTH, Janice Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AINSWORTH, Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18