PRESTWICK FLIGHT SUPPORT LIMITED

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SC309992 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-11

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£8.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Based at Prestwick Airport, this business most likely provides administrative and operational support services to airlines, aircraft operators, or other aviation-related clients — such as handling, logistics coordination, or ground operations administration — though the generic SIC code means the precise activity is only partially inferrable.

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,984

Net assets shrinking

Down £802 YoY

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Net Worth

£8k

↓ 9.1% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↓ 3.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£8.0k	£8.8k
Current assets	£9.2k	£9.4k
Cash	£3.9k	£4.0k
Debtors	£3.3k	£2.6k
Net assets	£8.0k	£8.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
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officers · TM01
2021-06-08
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STEWART, David Mclean resigned
director
2021-05-17
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WILSON, William appointed
director
2021-05-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-06-01
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DUNCAN, Alistair Philip Third appointed
director
2010-06-01
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DUERDEN, Roger resigned
director
2007-05-02
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STEWART, David Mclean appointed
director
2006-10-11
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Company incorporated
As PRESTWICK FLIGHT SUPPORT LIMITED
2006-10-11
➕
ABRAHAM, Fergus appointed
secretary
2006-10-11
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ABRAHAM, Fergus appointed
director
2006-10-11
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-11
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-11
➕
DUERDEN, Roger appointed
director
2006-10-11
➕
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-10-11
➖
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Prestwick Flying Club Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Prestwick Flying Club Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PRESTWICK FLIGHT SUPPORT LIMITED

This company · SC309992

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
Prestwick Flying Club Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-10-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Prestwick Flying Club

Newdykes Shawfarm Road

Prestwick

KA9 1HE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ABRAHAM, Fergus→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-11

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Active

ABRAHAM, Fergus→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-11

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Active

DUNCAN, Alistair Philip Third→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-06-01

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Active

WILSON, William→

director · ~71y · appointed 2021-05-17

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2006-10-11

Resigned

DUERDEN, Roger→

director · ~56y · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

STEWART, David Mclean→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2021-06-08

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2006-10-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2022-04-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-06-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-10-22