UNILODE AVIATION SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01587601 · ltd · incorporated 1981-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 19.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
34 officers (3 active, 34 linked, 26 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
198 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 9200 | 12000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Kroll Trustee Services Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-14➖SACHANIA, Shruti Hasmukh resigneddirector
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-28➖WYSS, Roger resigneddirector
- 2022-11-29➕COATES, Mark Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-11-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-26➕JENKINS, Christopher Ronald appointeddirector
- 2022-09-26➕SACHANIA, Shruti Hasmukh appointeddirector
- 2022-06-24➕MARINO, Rosario Selli appointeddirector
- 2022-06-24➖GROENEWEGEN, Peter Marius resigneddirector
- 2022-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-03➖DUMONT, Benoit Eric Denis resigneddirector
- 2022-03-03➕GROENEWEGEN, Peter Marius appointeddirector
- 2021-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-10-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-19➖JACOBS, Don resigneddirector
- 2020-06-08➖GROENEWEGEN, Peter Marius resigneddirector
- 2018-07-31➖PIZA GODALL, Fàtima, Dr. resigneddirector
- 2018-06-25➖VAN SON, Roy resigneddirector
- 2018-06-25➕WYSS, Roger appointeddirector
- 2018-03-12➕DUMONT, Benoit Eric Denis appointeddirector
- 2018-03-12➕PIZA GODALL, Fàtima, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2017-02-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Unicredit Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Agent
- 2016-11-30➖BRAMBLES OFFICERS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-11-30➖BERRY, Daniel Robert resigneddirector
- 2016-11-30➕JACOBS, Don appointeddirector
- 2016-11-30➖WARREN, Rafe Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2014-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-02-20➖SUMAL, Manjit resignedsecretary
- 2014-02-20➕BRAMBLES OFFICERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-02-20➕BERRY, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-02-20➕GROENEWEGEN, Peter Marius appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 96 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Unilode Aviation Solutions Switzerland Ag is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Unilode Aviation Solutions Switzerland Ag
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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UNILODE AVIATION SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
This company · 01587601
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unilode Aviation Solutions Switzerland Ag Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2DS TRUCKING LTD→ 14982765 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230
Registered office
X2 Unit
1 Hatton Cross Centre
Heathrow
Middlesex
TW6 2GE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (3 active · 31 resigned)
COATES, Mark Peter→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Christopher Ronald→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARINO, Rosario Selli→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADKINS, Bernard James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 2002-12-01
AYLING, David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-05-28
CREHAN, Stephen Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-04-29 · resigned 1995-07-18
DAVIES, Peter John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-18 · resigned 1997-05-15
SUMAL, Manjit→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2014-02-20
WILKINS, Stuart Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-05-28 · resigned 1994-04-29
WONG, Joyce Mei Fong→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-01 · resigned 2004-03-08
BRAMBLES OFFICERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-20 · resigned 2016-11-30
BEARD, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2005-04-01
BERRY, Daniel Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-02-20 · resigned 2016-11-30
DUMONT, Benoit Eric Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-03-12 · resigned 2022-03-03
GONZALEZ DIVASSON, Jose→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-01-13 · resigned 2002-07-01
GROENEWEGEN, Peter Marius→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-03 · resigned 2022-06-24
GROENEWEGEN, Peter Marius→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-20 · resigned 2020-06-08
HOUGH, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1997-09-30
JACOBS, Don→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2021-05-19
LAWLOR, Patrick Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1996-01-03 · resigned 1998-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kroll Trustee Services as Security Agent Kroll Trustee Services Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 27/11/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Unicredit Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/02/2017 | 27/10/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2013 | 25/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 21/07/2010 | 05/09/2013 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed & floating charge | 1 property | 28/01/2010 | 25/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/2009 | 21/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Five Arrows Commercial Finance Five Arrows Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 25/08/2006 | 21/12/2013 |
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Recent filings (198 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-29