AR AVIATION ENGINEERING LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.5k | £15.2k |
| Current assets | £8.0k | £7.9k |
| Net assets | £528 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-21➕RODGER, Callie appointeddirector
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AR AVIATION ENGINEERING LTD
- 2022-08-18➕RODGER, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-08-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Rodger Individual · British · DOB 03/1996 · age 30 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/08/2022 |
Mrs Callie Rodger Individual · British · DOB 09/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/08/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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