ADL AVIATION LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12558404 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-16
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 51210SIC 51210
- 52220SIC 52220
- 52230SIC 52230
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10
Current Assets
£10
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10 | — |
| Current assets | £10 | — |
| Net assets | £10 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13➕SHAH, Keiya Hasit appointeddirector
- 2024-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADL AVIATION LTD
- 2020-04-16➕SHAH, Amit Shantilal Bharmal appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 Amit Shantilal Bharmal Shah Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 16/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A GILES OVERLANDERS LIMITED→ 16954144 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A H D HAULAGE LTD→ 12285462 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A.H.DAHIR TRANSPORT LIMITED→ 16882581 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AD TRADING LIMITED→ 16731421 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADB PRIVATE HIRE LTD→ 16258225 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADI TRANS INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 11056519 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADMIT RO LTD→ 10341299 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADRIAN & EVA LTD→ 13198230 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADRIAN MARIN LTD→ 11234922 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADVOLED LTD→ 09908653 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ADY RO TRANS LTD→ 13475757 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADYSPORTING TRANS LTD→ 13981410 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200
Registered office
Weald House
Kent Street
Cheddar
Somerset
BS27 3LG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SHAH, Amit Shantilal Bharmal→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAH, Keiya Hasit→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-06-13
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-16