AVIATION STRUCTURES SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12867528 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,836

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-31
Total assets£5.8k
Current assets£12.5k
Net assets£5.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-07-02
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVIATION STRUCTURES SERVICES LTD
  14. 2020-09-09
    ➕
    BITTLES, William appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Bittles
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

Unit 36 Silk Mill Industrial Estate
Brook Street
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 5EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BITTLES, William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-09-09
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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14