AIRCO PRODUCTS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
01201078 · ltd · incorporated 1975-02-20
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  2. 2026-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-02-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-02-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-10-15
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Barry resigned
    director
  19. 2017-03-28
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Barry appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-20
    ➖
    COOPER, Marion Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2005-10-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    COOPER, William appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    COOPER, William appointed
    director
  24. 2005-10-26
    ➖
    PEEDLE, John Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-10-26
    ➕
    COOPER, Marion Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-26
    ➖
    HAIGH, Christopher Michael Frederick resigned
    director
  27. 2005-10-26
    ➖
    PEEDLE, Frederick Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 2004-02-02
    ➕
    HAIGH, Christopher Michael Frederick appointed
    director
  29. 1998-04-30
    ➖
    PEEDLE, Angela Maria resigned
    director
  30. 1997-04-30
    ➖
    PEEDLE, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  31. 1992-05-20
    ➕
    PEEDLE, Angela Maria appointed
    director
  32. 1992-05-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  33. 1975-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRCO PRODUCTS LTD.

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
William Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/02/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Barry Williamsceased 16/10/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Scorpio Systems Ltdceased 04/02/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · TF postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ABITUS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD.→
10507819 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
ABOVE BOARD CONSULTING LTD.→
11078564 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ACE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX SERVICES LIMITED→
12690515 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ACWA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD→
13319164 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ADVANCE PERSONNEL LTD→
10674760 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————9y——
AGORA ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
14617536 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AJS ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED→
13889122 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
AJS SHROPSHIRE LTD→
11824808 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
AKTRION GROUP LIMITED→
03936590 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
————26y——
AKTRION HOLDINGS LIMITED→
05246035 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
AKTRION MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED→
03458202 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
ALASDAIR HOBBS LIMITED→
08910079 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————12y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Unit 10 Stafford Park 12
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

COOPER, William→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEEDLE, John Malcolm→
secretary · resigned 2005-10-26
Resigned
COOPER, Marion Anne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-10-26 · resigned 2012-01-20
Resigned
HAIGH, Christopher Michael Frederick→
director · ~87y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2005-10-26
Resigned
PEEDLE, Angela Maria→
director · ~90y · appointed 1992-05-20 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
PEEDLE, Frederick Anthony→
director · ~85y · resigned 2005-10-26
Resigned
PEEDLE, John Malcolm→
director · ~95y · resigned 1997-04-30
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Barry→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-28 · resigned 2018-10-15
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property20/05/199227/10/2005

Recent filings (115 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18