SAI AEROSPACE TRAINING LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC813576 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (8 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-11
    MCGOVERN, Sean Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2025-12-11
    MILNE, Stuart Peter appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-11
    RAE, Sara appointed
    director
  9. 2025-12-11
    RITCHIE, Alan resigned
    director
  10. 2025-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-08-01
    BONE, Norman James appointed
    director
  12. 2024-11-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-11-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-10-23
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  15. 2024-10-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2024-10-10
    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2024-10-10
    MARSHALL, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2024-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SAI AEROSPACE TRAINING LTD
  19. 2024-06-13
    COX, Angela appointed
    director
  20. 2024-06-13
    STEWART, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2024-06-13
    RITCHIE, Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2024-06-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

The Board Of Management Of Ayrshire College is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Board Of Management Of Ayrshire College
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
SAI AEROSPACE TRAINING LTD
This company · SC813576

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Board Of Management Of Ayrshire College
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/06/2024

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
Incorporated2024-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

Ayrshire College Ayr Campus
Content Avenue
Ayr
South Ayrshire
KA8 0EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (8 active · 1 resigned)

AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-10
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Active
BONE, Norman James
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-08-01
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Active
COX, Angela
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-06-13
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Active
MARSHALL, Andrew
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-10-10
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Active
MCGOVERN, Sean Anthony
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-12-11
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Active
MILNE, Stuart Peter
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-12-11
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Active
RAE, Sara
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-11
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Active
STEWART, Michael Ian
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-06-13
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Active
RITCHIE, Alan
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-06-13 · resigned 2025-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-13