AIRCOM EUROPE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC249671 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-20

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-03
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-05-31
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-09
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-02-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-05-20
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-03
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-05-22
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-07-11
➕
ORR, Frances appointed
secretary
2007-07-11
➖
MCANNA, Ian resigned
secretary
2007-07-11
➖
MCANNA, Ian resigned
director
2006-03-27
➕
COLLIN, Alan Thomas appointed
director
2006-03-27
➕
MCANNA, Ian appointed
secretary
2006-03-27
➖
MCKAY NORWELL WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-03-27
➖
HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton resigned
director
2006-03-27
➕
MCANNA, Ian appointed
director
2003-05-20
🏢
Company incorporated
As AIRCOM EUROPE LIMITED
2003-05-20
➕
MCKAY NORWELL WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-05-20
➕
HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Thomas Collin Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61	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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Other · ML postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
LESMAHAGOW DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC364744 · est 2009	—	—	£358.5k	—	16y	83	58y
D & G FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED→ SC225553 · est 2001	—	—	£141.1k	—	24y	82	66y
GP SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC181457 · est 1997	—	—	£2	—	28y	82	83y
W & J BARR & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC013396 · est 1924 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	101y	82	65y
ADAM'S COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC346177 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	81	63y
EDINBURGH BUILDING SAFETY ORGANISATION LIMITED→ SC037905 · est 1962 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	63y	81	64y
ROTABROACH DIRECT LTD→ SC375155 · est 2010	—	—	—	—	16y	81	58y
THINK SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC312320 · est 2006	—	—	—	300	19y	81	59y
THREESTANES LIMITED→ SC370737 · est 2010	—	—	—	—	16y	81	64y
UTHEO LIMITED→ SC145454 · est 1993 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	32y	81	84y
WELLCROFT LIMITED→ SC161235 · est 1995	—	—	—	0	30y	81	63y
AC&H 181 LIMITED→ SC258643 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	80	68y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Calderhead Road

Shotts

Lanarkshire

ML7 4EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-03

Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ORR, Frances→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLLIN, Alan Thomas→

director · ~61y · appointed 2006-03-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCANNA, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2007-07-11

Resigned

MCKAY NORWELL WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-27

Resigned

HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-27

Resigned

MCANNA, Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2007-07-11

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.