U.S AVIATION SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC743362 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-04
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£988£2k£3k£4k£5kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£904
Current assets—£4.9k
Cash—£4.9k
Net assets—£904

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-01
    ➕
    SHAHZAD, Umais appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-26
    ➖
    RASHEED, Nasra resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-12-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-08-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-08-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-08-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-08-06
    ➕
    RASHEED, Nasra appointed
    director
  15. 2024-07-28
    ➖
    SHAHZAD, Umais resigned
    director
  16. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As U.S AVIATION SERVICES LTD
  18. 2022-09-04
    ➕
    SHAHZAD, Umais appointed
    director
  19. 2022-09-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Umais Shahzad
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest10/11/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Nasra Rasheedceased 26/12/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Umais Shahzadceased 28/07/2024· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

126 Harvester Avenue
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 6WE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHAHZAD, Umais→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
RASHEED, Nasra→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-06 · resigned 2024-12-26
Resigned
SHAHZAD, Umais→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-09-04 · resigned 2024-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30