AÉRION AVIATION LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15516663 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-02-28 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-18➕MASTERS, Gary Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-05-18➕MASTERS, Melanie Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-05-18➕POWER, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AÉRION AVIATION LTD
- 2024-02-23➕KIRK, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Power Individual · English · DOB 07/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/05/2025 |
Mr Gary Paul Masters Individual · English · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/05/2025 |
Mrs Melanie Jane Masters Individual · English · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/05/2025 |
Mr Christopher Paul Kirk Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
Netherthorpe Aerodrome
Netherthorpe
Worksop
S80 3JQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
KIRK, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-02-23
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MASTERS, Gary Paul→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-05-18
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MASTERS, Melanie Jane→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-05-18
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POWER, Michael→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2025-05-18
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-23