AVIATION ALBA LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC418976 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-08
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51101
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-10-10
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2014-10-10
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-06-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2014-06-09
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2013-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2013-06-11
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2013-06-11
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2013-04-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2012-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVIATION ALBA LTD
  10. 2012-03-08
    AKHURST, Douglas Harold appointed
    director
  11. 2012-03-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-10-10

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC51101 — SIC 51101

Registered office

23 Barnwell Drive
Balfron
Glasgow
G63 0RG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2013-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

AKHURST, Douglas Harold
director · ~87y · appointed 2012-03-08
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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-10-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-06-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-10-25
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-11
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-04-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-03-08