AYRLINE CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC362292 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£15.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £15,341

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 202% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£33.3k£26.3k
Current assets£50.3k—
Net assets£15.3k£5.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-05-16
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-31
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    STEWART, Kathleen Anne resigned
    director
  17. 2017-10-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-10-01
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    STEWART, Kathleen Anne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-04-01
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    STEWART, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2009-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AYRLINE CONSULTING LTD
  21. 2009-07-07
    ➕
    STEWART, Kathleen Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-07-07
    ➕
    STEWART, Kathleen Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Ian Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 2/3 48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STEWART, Michael Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Kathleen Anne→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-07 · resigned 2017-10-01
Resigned
STEWART, Kathleen Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-07-07 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22