AIRCOM EUROPE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC249671 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
57 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-07-11➕ORR, Frances appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-11➖MCANNA, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-11➖MCANNA, Ian resigneddirector
- 2006-03-27➕COLLIN, Alan Thomas appointeddirector
- 2006-03-27➕MCANNA, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-27➖MCKAY NORWELL WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-03-27➖HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton resigneddirector
- 2006-03-27➕MCANNA, Ian appointeddirector
- 2003-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRCOM EUROPE LIMITED
- 2003-05-20➕MCKAY NORWELL WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-20➕HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Thomas Collin Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Calderhead Road
Shotts
Lanarkshire
ML7 4EQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
COLLIN, Alan Thomas→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCANNA, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2007-07-11
MCKAY NORWELL WS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-27
HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-27
MCANNA, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2007-07-11
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Recent filings (57 total)
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2026-02-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-13