AEROSPACE & MARINE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC279519 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Dec 2024
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Average employees15001400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-31
    ➕
    SHONKA, Joseph Patrick appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-31
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    CARLSGAARD, George Arthur resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-25
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    THOMSON, Keith William appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-04-20
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    CARLSGAARD, James Rhee resigned
    director
  16. 2023-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-01-28
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    BROWNHILL, James Ellis resigned
    director
  23. 2008-08-29
    ➖
    DAVY, Ian Peter resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-08-29
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    DAVY, Ian Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2005-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AEROSPACE & MARINE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
  26. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    DAVY, Ian Peter appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-02-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    BROWNHILL, James Ellis appointed
    director
  30. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    CARLSGAARD, George Arthur appointed
    director
  31. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    CARLSGAARD, James Rhee appointed
    director
  32. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    DAVY, Ian Peter appointed
    director

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Arthur Carlsgaard
Individual · American · DOB 10/1944 · age 82
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control30/06/2016
Joseph Patrick Shonka
Individual · American · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Rhee Carlsgaardceased 20/04/2023· 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Banchory Business Centre
Burn O Bennie Road
Banchory
Kincardineshire
AB31 5ZU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SHONKA, Joseph Patrick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Keith William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVY, Ian Peter→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2008-08-29
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned
BROWNHILL, James Ellis→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2010-01-28
Resigned
CARLSGAARD, George Arthur→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
CARLSGAARD, James Rhee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2023-04-20
Resigned
DAVY, Ian Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2008-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-04