SCOTTISH EASTERN AIRCRAFT SERVICES LIMITED

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SC016529 · ltd · incorporated 1931-08-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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, 1 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-21
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2022-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-06-16
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    RODGER, William Ward appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-06-16
    ➕
    RODGER, Charles Philip appointed
    director
  18. 2006-06-16
    ➕
    RODGER, William Ward appointed
    director
  19. 2006-06-16
    ➖
    RODGER, Keith Mackay resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-06-16
    ➖
    RODGER, Keith Mackay resigned
    director
  21. 2004-08-20
    ➖
    RODGER, William Thomas resigned
    director
  22. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    RODGER, Keith Mackay appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    RODGER, Keith Mackay appointed
    director
  24. 2001-01-08
    ➖
    RODGER, Alastair James resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-01-08
    ➖
    RODGER, Alastair James resigned
    director
  26. 1931-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOTTISH EASTERN AIRCRAFT SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 95 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 William Ward Rodger
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Charles Philip Rodger
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1931-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Brunty Burn
Ancrum
Jedburgh
TD8 6TZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

RODGER, William Ward→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODGER, Charles Philip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODGER, William Ward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODGER, Alastair James→
secretary · resigned 2001-01-08
Resigned
RODGER, Keith Mackay→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-03 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
RODGER, Alastair James→
director · ~99y · resigned 2001-01-08
Resigned
RODGER, Keith Mackay→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-07-03 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
RODGER, William Thomas→
director · ~101y · resigned 2004-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13