GLOBAL TREK AVIATION (BELFAST) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC466566 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.42M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51102
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 51210SIC 51210
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 2 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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
43 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,416,599
Net assets shrinking
Down £460,341 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£506k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£601k£1.2m£1.8m£2.4m£3.0mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.46M£2.92M
Current assets£1.17M£3.00M
Cash£505.5k£2.66M
Debtors£623.2k£286.1k
Net assets£2.42M£2.88M

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-04-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-02-16
    ➕
    MCCOLM, Gillian Logan appointed
    secretary
  4. 2026-02-16
    ➖
    THORBURN, Trudi resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-26
    ➖
    MCCOLM, David James resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-08-26
    ➕
    THORBURN, Trudi appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-08-26
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2020-08-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2015-02-04
    ➕
    MCIVOR, George Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    GRAY, Ian William Gilmour resigned
    director
  23. 2014-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLOBAL TREK AVIATION (BELFAST) LIMITED
  24. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    MCCOLM, David James appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    MCCOLM, David James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    GRAY, Ian William Gilmour 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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

Global Trek Aviation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Global Trek Aviation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GLOBAL TREK AVIATION (BELFAST) LIMITED
This company · SC466566

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
Global Trek Aviation Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David James Mccolmceased 31/12/2017· 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
Incorporated2014-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Ladykirk House G/F
11 Skye Road
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2TA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCCOLM, Gillian Logan→
secretary · appointed 2026-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCOLM, David James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCIVOR, George Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCOLM, David James→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2020-08-26
Resigned
THORBURN, Trudi→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-26 · resigned 2026-02-16
Resigned
GRAY, Ian William Gilmour→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-26