CAE AIRCREW TRAINING SERVICES PLC

🌳Matureactive

03330163 · plc · incorporated 1997-03-04

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.5y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

45 officers (7 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

183 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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officers · AP01
2026-01-18
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HICKOX, Paul John appointed
director
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2025-02-14
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officers · TM01
2025-01-28
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HEBERT, France resigned
director
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-11
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officers · TM01
2024-12-10
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BENNETT, Arthur Andrew appointed
director
2024-12-09
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BREMNER, Karen Dawn resigned
director
2024-08-28
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accounts · AA
2024-03-25
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officers · AP01
2024-03-25
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officers · TM01
2024-03-12
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BENTLEY, David Alan resigned
director
2024-03-12
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BREMNER, Karen Dawn appointed
director
2024-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
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2024-02-14
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2024-02-14
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2023-12-20
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officers · AP01
2023-12-14
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HEBERT, France appointed
director
2023-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
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2023-09-29
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ARMSTRONG, Joseph resigned
director
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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2023-02-20
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officers · TM01
2023-02-14
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MORGAN, Katherine Victoria resigned
director
2022-11-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
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MORGAN, Katherine Victoria appointed
director
2022-06-07
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BENTLEY, David Alan appointed
director
2022-06-07
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NAISMITH, Andrew resigned
director
2022-01-04
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BESWETHERICK, Elizabeth Jo appointed
director
2021-08-30
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SPRINGETT, Scott resigned
director
2020-04-30
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ARMSTRONG, Joseph appointed
director
2020-04-30
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D'ULISSE, Pietro resigned
director
2018-10-17
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HEATH, James Christopher appointed
director
2018-10-17
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HOLDEN, Mark Geoffrey David resigned
director
2017-12-12
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QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2017-12-12
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SPRINGETT, Scott appointed
director
2017-03-11
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KING, Richard Philip resigned
director
2017-03-10
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BOYLE, James Anthony appointed
secretary
2017-03-10
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BOYLE, James Anthony appointed
director
2017-03-10
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KING, Richard Philip resigned
secretary
2017-01-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-01-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-06-23
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POIRIER, Mario appointed
director
2016-06-23
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BRANCO, Sonya resigned
director
2014-06-16
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BRANCO, Sonya appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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

Cae Inc. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cae Inc.

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

ultimate parent

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CAE AIRCREW TRAINING SERVICES PLC

This company · 03330163

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
Cae Inc. Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/02/2024

9 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Joseph Armstrongceased 29/09/2023· significant influence
Mr James Christopher Heathceased 14/02/2024· significant influence
Cae International Holdings Ltdceased 14/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Mario Poirierceased 14/02/2024· significant influence
Mr Andrew Naismithceased 07/06/2022· significant influence
Mr Pietro D'Ulisseceased 30/04/2020· significant influence
Mr Richard Philip Kingceased 17/10/2018· significant influence
Mr. Geoffrey Alan Quaifeceased 17/10/2018· significant influence
Mr Mark Geoffrey David Holdenceased 17/10/2018· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1997-03-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mshatf, Raf Benson

Wallingford

Oxfordshire

OX10 6AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01