BC AVIATION SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14308315 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-20
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46140SIC 46140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,022
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,606 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£42kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£38.3k£41.6k
Current assets£26.8k£35.8k
Cash£13.1k£16.5k
Debtors£13.7k£19.3k
Net assets£30.0k£41.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-19
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2023-04-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-04-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-03-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-03-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-03-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2023-03-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-08-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BC AVIATION SERVICES LTD
  15. 2022-08-20
    CARPENTER, Brian Anthony appointed
    director
  16. 2022-08-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Anthony Carpenter
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control20/08/2022
Mrs Marie Louise Carpenter
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2023

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
Incorporated2022-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

8 Eastway
Sale
Cheshire
M33 4DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARPENTER, Brian Anthony
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-08-20
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-30