PRESTWICK AVIATION HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC130620 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-21

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 31.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 31.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

60 officers (7 active, 60 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

250 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (139 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2026-04-02
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HYND, Michelle appointed
director
2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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MERRILL, Juan Caine resigned
director
2025-03-19
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officers · AP01
2025-03-12
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BECKWITH, Sheena Marion appointed
director
2024-11-11
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accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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BLACK, Forsyth Rutherford resigned
director
2024-02-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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officers · TM01
2022-05-05
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officers · AP01
2022-05-01
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ROSS, Jamie Alexander appointed
director
2022-03-31
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SCOULAR, Valerie Anne resigned
director
2022-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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CORCORAN, Beth resigned
director
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-15
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officers · AP01
2021-12-14
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MERRILL, Juan Caine appointed
director
2021-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-31
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MILLER, Andrew Baxter resigned
director
2021-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-22
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officers · AP01
2021-10-18
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BLACK, Forsyth Rutherford appointed
director
2021-10-10
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MACKIE, Willie appointed
director
2021-10-10
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MCPHERSON, William Ian appointed
director
2021-08-26
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ADAMS, Stewart Andrew resigned
director
2019-12-31
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ARTHUR, Gordon David resigned
director
2018-12-31
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DAVIS, Anthony Alfred resigned
director
2018-09-01
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FORGIE, Ian Mackay appointed
director
2018-05-08
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MACLENNAN, Jayne Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-04-24
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NEEP, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2018-04-24
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SCOULAR, Valerie Anne appointed
director
2017-12-11
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CORCORAN, Beth appointed
director
2017-12-11
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DAVIS, Anthony Alfred appointed
director
2017-11-01
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ADAMS, Stewart Andrew appointed
director
2017-11-01
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DALTON, Ken Fletcher resigned
director
2017-10-31
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SMITH, Ronald Trotter resigned
director
2017-10-28
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GOLDFIELD, Robert Howard, Dr resigned
director
2016-06-30
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JENNER, Richard Winston resigned
director
2016-05-30
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SMITH, Ronald Trotter appointed
director
2015-12-18
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JENNER, Richard Winston appointed
director
2015-12-18
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MCLEOD, Grant Harrison resigned
director
2015-09-29
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COCHRANE, Iain William resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Scottish Government is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scottish Government

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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PRESTWICK AVIATION HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC130620

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Scottish Government Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1991-03-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Glasgow Prestwick Int'L Airport

Aviation House

Prestwick

KA9 2PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30