HELI AIR SCOTLAND LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC447481 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£635.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51102
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52230SIC 52230
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £635,651
Cash YoY
+219%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£30k
↑ 219% YoY
Net Worth
£636k
↑ 1896% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.59M | £968.7k |
| Current assets | £62.3k | £586.0k |
| Cash | £29.8k | £9.3k |
| Debtors | £31.5k | £576.7k |
| Net assets | £635.7k | £31.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-05➖BONNEY, Stephen Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-08➕BALL, Oscar Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-07-08➖BROWN, Sean James Anderson resigneddirector
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-01➕JOHNSTON, Brian appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-17➕BONNEY, Stephen Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-17➖EAGER, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2013-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charles Mccann
- 2013-06-07➕BROWN, Sean James Anderson appointeddirector
- 2013-05-31➕EAGER, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs HELI AIR SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2013-04-12➕MCCANN, Charles appointeddirector
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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-26
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Mccann Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 15/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- British European Aviation Ltdceased 21/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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
Incorporated2013-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102
Registered office
Hyndford House
Hyndford Road
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
ML11 9TA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BALL, Oscar Robert→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Brian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCANN, Charles→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-04-12
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BONNEY, Stephen Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-17 · resigned 2024-11-05
EAGER, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-05-31 · resigned 2013-10-17
BROWN, Sean James Anderson→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-07 · resigned 2024-07-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Charles Mccann | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/09/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-21