BRITISH SCHOOL OF AVIATION LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11478134 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.8y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
48 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,383,930
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£287k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£277k£554k£830k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.86M£1.84M
Current assets£287.4k£209.7k
Cash£47.8k£42.6k
Debtors£239.6k£167.1k
Net assets£1.38M£1.35M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-10
    ADAMS, Michael John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-02
    SHERIDAN, David Martin appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-07-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-07-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-07-07
    DEYNCOURT HARVEY, Matthew Simon resigned
    director
  14. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-09-24
    COOPER, Richard Lewis resigned
    director
  17. 2021-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2021-06-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2021-06-16
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    capital · SH01
  20. 2021-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2020-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  23. 2019-10-03
    KARA, Peter Bhupatsing appointed
    director
  24. 2019-10-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Falcon Flying School Limited
  25. 2019-10-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Veruth Holdings Limited
  26. 2019-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Veruth Holdings Limited
  27. 2019-10-02
    BAMRAH, Anoop Singh appointed
    director
  28. 2019-10-02
    BAMRAH, Sarabjit Singh appointed
    director
  29. 2019-10-02
    COOPER, Richard Lewis appointed
    director
  30. 2018-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRITISH SCHOOL OF AVIATION LTD
  31. 2018-07-23
    DEYNCOURT HARVEY, Matthew Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Veruth Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Veruth Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
BRITISH SCHOOL OF AVIATION LTD
This company · 11478134

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sarabjit Singh Bamrah
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/07/2022
Mr Anoop Singh Bamrah
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/07/2022
Veruth Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/06/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anoop Singh Bamrahceased 03/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Sarabjit Singh Bamrahceased 03/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Matthew Simon Deyncourt Harveyceased 03/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Building 136 Prospect Way
London Luton Airport
Luton
LU2 9QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Michael John
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-09-10
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Active
BAMRAH, Anoop Singh
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-02
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Active
BAMRAH, Sarabjit Singh
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-02
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Active
KARA, Peter Bhupatsing
director · ~82y · appointed 2019-10-03
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Active
SHERIDAN, David Martin
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-08-02
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Active
COOPER, Richard Lewis
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-10-02 · resigned 2021-09-24
Resigned
DEYNCOURT HARVEY, Matthew Simon
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-07-23 · resigned 2022-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Falcon Flying School
Falcon Flying School Limited
A registered charge2 properties03/10/2019
outstanding
Veruth Holdings
Veruth Holdings Limited
A registered charge2 properties03/10/2019
outstanding
Veruth Holdings
Veruth Holdings Limited
A registered charge1 property03/10/2019
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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22