AEROBLUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC185922 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-20
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 7 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 6 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 6 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-22➕WATSON, Michael David appointeddirector
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-07-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-07-10➕LAU, Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-10➕HALLAM, Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-07-10➖HALLAM, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-27➖RAPLEY, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2012-03-01➕HALLAM, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-29➖WOLFSON, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2011-03-29➕MCGILL, Christopher Charles appointeddirector
- 2011-03-17➖RAPLEY, Ian resigneddirector
- 2010-06-10➖MCGILL, Christopher Charles resigneddirector
- 2010-06-10➕RAPLEY, Ian appointeddirector
- 2009-08-24➕MCGILL, Christopher Charles appointeddirector
- 2005-08-19➕RAPLEY, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-03-03➖INGHAM, Michael Harry Peter resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-03➕WOLFSON, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-02➖OP SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-05➕OP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-07-20➕INGHAM, Michael Harry Peter appointedsecretary
- 2001-07-20➖THOMAS, Lesley Amanda resignedsecretary
- 2001-02-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Abbey National Treasury Services PLC
- 2000-05-22➕THOMAS, Lesley Amanda appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-07➖HARDEN, Mark Stjohn resignedsecretary
- 1999-08-08➖CRAXTON, John Charles Nason resigneddirector
- 1999-07-09➕HARDEN, Mark Stjohn appointedsecretary
- 1999-07-09➖CRAXTON & GRANT SSC resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-06-08➕PROCTER, William Kenneth appointeddirector
- 1998-10-30➕CRAXTON & GRANT SSC appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-10-30➖CRAXTON & MERCER resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-05-29➕CRAXTON & MERCER appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-05-29➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-29➕CRAXTON, John Charles Nason appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Fairhold Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fairhold Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AEROBLUE LIMITED
This company · SC185922
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairhold Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
George House
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)
Active
HALLAM, Paul→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-07-10
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MCGILL, Christopher Charles→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-29
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PROCTER, William Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-06-08
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WATSON, Michael David→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-02-22
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HALLAM, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2019-07-10
HARDEN, Mark Stjohn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-09 · resigned 1999-12-07
INGHAM, Michael Harry Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-07-20 · resigned 2003-03-03
RAPLEY, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-08-19 · resigned 2012-12-27
THOMAS, Lesley Amanda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2001-07-20
WOLFSON, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2012-02-29
CRAXTON & GRANT SSC→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-10-30 · resigned 1999-07-09
CRAXTON & MERCER→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-05-29 · resigned 1998-10-30
OP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-05 · resigned 2003-01-02
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1998-05-29
CRAXTON, John Charles Nason→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-05-29 · resigned 1999-08-08
MCGILL, Christopher Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-08-24 · resigned 2010-06-10
RAPLEY, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-10 · resigned 2011-03-17
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1998-05-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Abbey National Treasury Services PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 01/02/2001 | 14/11/2003 |
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