Didn't they go bankrupt in the early 1970's and the moulds got sold to a Russian company.
Yes, that was Novo. My local toy shop used to sell their kits and eventually when the shop closed down sold the remaining stock off really cheaply. I can recall buying a quite a few 1/72 Wessii, Proctors and I think either Skuas or Barracudas for about 5p or 10p each when I was about 14 or 15. If only I hadn't binned them a couple of years later... Oh and a Gannet or two.