AIRTEC FILTRATION SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01407543 · ltd · incorporated 1979-01-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 22.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,400
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,614 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£159k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£729k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.6k | £22.6k |
| Current assets | £729.1k | £444.9k |
| Cash | £159.1k | £216.7k |
| Debtors | £570.0k | £228.2k |
| Net assets | £2.4k | £4.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-29📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-28➕BURKE, Sean, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-03➕RIXON, Karl appointeddirector
- 2022-02-03➖REDMOND, Gillian Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-03➖REDMOND, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2022-02-03➖WHALLEY, Mark Cameron resigneddirector
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-12-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-03-01➖HIGGINS, Francis resigneddirector
- 1995-03-01➕REDMOND, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1995-03-01➕WHALLEY, Mark Cameron appointeddirector
- 1994-09-01➖HIGGINS, Shirley resignedsecretary
- 1994-09-01➕REDMOND, Gillian Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1994-09-01➖HIGGINS, Shirley resigneddirector
- 1979-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRTEC FILTRATION SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Karl Rixon Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 28/02/2022 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Airtec Filtration Limitedceased 03/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Mark Cameron Whalleyceased 25/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Jayne Cosgraveceased 25/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Robertsceased 25/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
17 Peasley Cross Lane
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 3BG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BURKE, Sean, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-02-28
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Active
HIGGINS, Shirley→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-09-01
REDMOND, Gillian Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 2022-02-03
HIGGINS, Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1995-03-01
HIGGINS, Shirley→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1994-09-01
REDMOND, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2022-02-03
WHALLEY, Mark Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2022-02-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/02/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/12/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-30
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17