ACLAS TECHNICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC229729 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-28
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 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (2 active, 26 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,067,108
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£267k
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£2.3m
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£451k£903k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.36M£1.10M
Current assets£2.26M£1.78M
Cash£267.4k£181.9k
Debtors£931.6k£762.5k
Net assets£1.07M£806.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-12-08
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  5. 2022-12-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2022-12-07
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-12-07
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  8. 2022-12-07
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  9. 2022-12-07
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  10. 2022-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-06
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    KILGOUR, Christopher appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-06
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    VELZIAN, Wendy Jane resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-12-06
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    ROONEY, John resigned
    director
  14. 2022-12-06
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    SLIPPER, David resigned
    director
  15. 2022-12-06
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    VELZIAN, Wendy Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2021-09-21
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  18. 2021-03-23
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  19. 2020-12-23
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  20. 2019-10-07
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  21. 2019-01-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2019-01-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2018-10-24
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    O'CONNOR, Niall resigned
    director
  24. 2018-10-24
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    ROONEY, John appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-24
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    officers · AP01
  26. 2018-10-24
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  27. 2017-09-06
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    VELZIAN, Wendy Jane appointed
    secretary
  28. 2017-08-18
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    O'CONNOR, Niall resigned
    secretary
  29. 2017-08-18
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    ANDREW, David William resigned
    director
  30. 2017-08-18
    ➖
    O'KELLY, Mark resigned
    director
  31. 2017-08-18
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    ROONEY, John resigned
    director
  32. 2017-08-18
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    VELZIAN, Wendy Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2016-09-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  34. 2015-07-24
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    HENERY, Charles appointed
    director
  35. 2015-07-24
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    O'CONNOR, Niall appointed
    secretary
  36. 2015-07-24
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Niall appointed
    director
  37. 2015-07-01
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    SLIPPER, David appointed
    director
  38. 2014-07-24
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    DALY, Elizabeth Catherine resigned
    secretary
  39. 2014-02-27
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    DALY, Elizabeth Catherine appointed
    secretary
  40. 2014-02-27
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    O'CONNOR, Niall resigned
    secretary
  41. 2014-02-27
    ➖
    DUFFY, Alan resigned
    director
  42. 2014-02-27
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    O'KELLY, Mark appointed
    director
  43. 2014-02-25
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    SCOTT, Peter Allan resigned
    director
  44. 2012-04-20
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    O'CONNOR, Niall appointed
    secretary
  45. 2012-04-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Peter Allan resigned
    secretary
  46. 2012-04-20
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    ANDREW, David William appointed
    director
  47. 2012-04-20
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    FLYNN, Hugh Reginald Alexander resigned
    director
  48. 2008-07-24
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    MASSON, Lindsay resigned
    director
  49. 2008-07-24
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    MCCALL, Calum resigned
    director
  50. 2008-07-24
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    MILNE, David John resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Aviation Nation Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aviation Nation Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACLAS TECHNICS LIMITED
This company · SC229729

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
Aviation Nation Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

5 Rankine Square, Deans Industrial Estate
Deans
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 8SH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 24 resigned)

HENERY, Charles→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KILGOUR, Christopher→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALY, Elizabeth Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-27 · resigned 2014-07-24
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Niall→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-24 · resigned 2017-08-18
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Niall→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2014-02-27
Resigned
SCOTT, Peter Allan→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned
SHORT, Peter Charles→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2004-02-25
Resigned
VELZIAN, Wendy Jane→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2022-12-06
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2002-03-28
Resigned
ANDREW, David William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2017-08-18
Resigned
DICKSON, Neil Alan→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2004-02-25
Resigned
DUFFY, Alan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-04-15 · resigned 2014-02-27
Resigned
FLYNN, Hugh Reginald Alexander→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned
FORSYTH, Michael Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2004-02-25
Resigned
KELLAR, Rudy Shawn→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-02-26 · resigned 2005-07-19
Resigned
MASSON, Lindsay→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2008-07-24
Resigned
MCCALL, Calum→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2008-07-24
Resigned
MILNE, David John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2008-07-24
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Niall→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-07-24 · resigned 2018-10-24
Resigned
O'KELLY, Mark→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-02-27 · resigned 2017-08-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—06/09/201631/01/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/09/200208/12/2022

Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03