AIRPORT SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15071411 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49390SIC 49390
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRPORT SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-08-14➕HILL, Gavin Mcdonald appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-14➕HILL, Gavin Mcdonald appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14➕MCKIE, David John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Mckie Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 14/08/2023 |
Mr Gavin Mcdonald Hill Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Mintsfeet Road South
Mintsfeet Industrial Estate
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6ND
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HILL, Gavin Mcdonald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-08-14
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HILL, Gavin Mcdonald→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-08-14
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MCKIE, David John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-14
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-14