FIFE AIRPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC280444 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees300500

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-02-10
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2025-01-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-06-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2024-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    MILLAR, Colin Donaldson resigned
    director
  12. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    PURVIS, Lynn Margaret resigned
    director
  13. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-04-01
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    MILLAR, Colin Donaldson appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    PURVIS, Lynn Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2011-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Fife Council
  24. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    HEPBURN, Janice June appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIFE AIRPORT LIMITED
  26. 2005-02-23
    ➕
    GARMORY, Robert Milligan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-02-23
    ➕
    GARMORY, Robert Milligan appointed
    director
  28. 2005-02-23
    ➕
    PURVIS, Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2005-02-23
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-02-23
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Realm Construction Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Realm Construction Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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FIFE AIRPORT LIMITED
This company · SC280444

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Realm Construction Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/02/2024

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
Incorporated2005-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

New Thistle House
The Avenue
Lochgelly
KY5 9HG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GARMORY, Robert Milligan→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARMORY, Robert Milligan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEPBURN, Janice June→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURVIS, Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-23 · resigned 2005-02-23
Resigned
MILLAR, Colin Donaldson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
PURVIS, Lynn Margaret→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Fife Council
Standard security1 property26/01/201114/06/2024

Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-02-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24