MANSTON SKYPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC459586 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-19

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1	£1
Current assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-10-27
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-03-10
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legacy
capital · SH20
2022-03-10
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-03-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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officers · TM02
2020-09-02
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BURNESS PAULL LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-09-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-12-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-09-19
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Company incorporated
As MANSTON SKYPORT LIMITED
2013-09-19
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BRADLEY, Pauline Anne appointed
director
2013-09-19
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GLOAG, Ann Heron appointed
director
2013-09-19
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-09-19
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GRAY, Gary George appointed
director
2013-09-19
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GRAY, Gary George resigned
director
2013-09-19
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BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2013-09-19
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BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-03-10: legacy

Group structure

Gloag Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gloag Investments Limited

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

ultimate parent

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MANSTON SKYPORT LIMITED

This company · SC459586

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
Gloag Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/10/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Gloag Investments Group Limitedceased 02/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Highland Global Transport Limitedceased 22/12/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-09-19

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

56 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2LR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-03

Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRADLEY, Pauline Anne→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-09-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GLOAG, Ann Heron→

director · ~84y · appointed 2013-09-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURNESS PAULL LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2020-09-02

Resigned

GRAY, Gary George→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2013-09-19

Resigned

BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2013-09-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-21

capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure

capital · SH19

2022-03-10

legacy

capital · SH20

2022-03-10

legacy

insolvency · CAP-SS

2022-03-10

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2022-03-10

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

accounts · AA

2021-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-21

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

accounts · AA

2021-03-02