PRESTWICK FLIGHT SUPPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC309992 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-11
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,984
Net assets shrinking
Down £802 YoY
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.0k£8.8k
Current assets£9.2k£9.4k
Cash£3.9k£4.0k
Debtors£3.3k£2.6k
Net assets£8.0k£8.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-08
    ➖
    STEWART, David Mclean resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-17
    ➕
    WILSON, William appointed
    director
  11. 2021-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Alistair Philip Third appointed
    director
  19. 2010-06-01
    ➖
    DUERDEN, Roger resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    STEWART, David Mclean appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As PRESTWICK FLIGHT SUPPORT LIMITED
  22. 2006-10-11
    ➕
    ABRAHAM, Fergus appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-10-11
    ➕
    ABRAHAM, Fergus appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-11
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-10-11
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-10-11
    ➕
    DUERDEN, Roger appointed
    director
  27. 2006-10-11
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-10-11
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Prestwick Flying Club Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Prestwick Flying Club Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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PRESTWICK FLIGHT SUPPORT LIMITED
This company · SC309992

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
Prestwick Flying Club Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Prestwick Flying Club
Newdykes Shawfarm Road
Prestwick
KA9 1HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ABRAHAM, Fergus→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABRAHAM, Fergus→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNCAN, Alistair Philip Third→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2006-10-11
Resigned
DUERDEN, Roger→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
STEWART, David Mclean→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2021-06-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2006-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22