AIRSPECTION LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC729751 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-22📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2026-01-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-15➕SMITH, Derek Robert appointeddirector
- 2026-01-15➕GABRIEL DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-12-22📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-04➕FOWLER, Christopher Mcgregor appointeddirector
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRSPECTION LIMITED
- 2022-04-15➕MCLEAN, Matthew James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Mcgregor Fowler Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/06/2025 |
Matthew James Mclean Individual · British · DOB 04/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
8 Elliot Street
Skypark, Suite 1
Glasgow
G3 8EP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28
Last: 2025-04-14
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
FOWLER, Christopher Mcgregor→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-08-04
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MCLEAN, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2022-04-15
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SMITH, Derek Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2026-01-15
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GABRIEL DIRECTORS LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2026-01-15
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Recent filings (37 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2026-01-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-22
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-19