PERSONNEL SUPPORT AVIATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC478282 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£18.2k
Current assets—£30.2k
Cash—£30.0k
Debtors—£182
Net assets—£18.2k
Average employees2—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-14
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    PIKE, Stuart Bryan resigned
    director
  19. 2014-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As PERSONNEL SUPPORT AVIATION LIMITED
  20. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Angela Bridget appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    PIKE, Stuart Bryan appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Angela Bridget Mcgowan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 213 98 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCGOWAN, Angela Bridget→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-05-23
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Active
PIKE, Stuart Bryan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2017-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-12