AIRBORNE FOOTWEAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01910146 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-01

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

40 officers (5 active, 40 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

195 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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2025-10-16
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NEWCOMBE, Richard James resigned
director
2025-10-01
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accounts · AA
2025-06-17
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officers · AP01
2025-06-02
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FIELDHOUSE, Karen appointed
director
2025-01-09
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accounts · AA01
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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incorporation · MA
2023-07-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-03
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officers · TM01
2023-06-30
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GODDEN, Jonathan Mark resigned
director
2023-06-26
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-01-17
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2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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officers · TM01
2022-02-28
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HIGHFIELD, Dominique resigned
director
2021-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-14
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accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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officers · CH01
2020-10-16
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officers · AP01
2020-10-16
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officers · AP01
2020-10-01
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PATEL, Chirag Yashvant appointed
director
2020-10-01
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GODDEN, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2020-10-01
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HIGHFIELD, Dominique appointed
director
2020-09-30
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NURSE, Katrina Lesley resigned
director
2019-01-02
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NURSE, Katrina Lesley appointed
director
2018-12-31
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WEBBER, Paul Martin resigned
director
2017-04-03
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NEWCOMBE, Richard James appointed
director
2017-04-03
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WEBBER, Paul Martin appointed
director
2016-07-31
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ADAMS, Duncan Edward resigned
director
2015-04-20
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CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
secretary
2015-04-20
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
secretary
2014-07-31
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SHARP, Amanda Claire resigned
director
2012-04-03
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SHARP, Amanda Claire appointed
director
2012-03-19
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VISHWANATHAN, Lara resigned
director
2010-05-20
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BLACKMAN, Ian Nicholas resigned
director
2010-03-03
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ADAMS, Duncan Edward appointed
director
2009-01-01
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VISHWANATHAN, Lara appointed
director
2008-12-31
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SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart resigned
director
2008-12-04
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LONG, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2008-12-04
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KEYSER, Anthony John De resigned
director
2008-03-18
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O'CONNOR, Louis Peter resigned
director
2007-03-30
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WILLIS, Daniel Peter resigned
director
2007-03-09
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BLACKMAN, Ian Nicholas appointed
director
2007-03-09
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PRESTON, Robert Timothy Noah resigned
director
2007-01-31
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PARKIN, Anthony Christopher David resigned
director
2006-12-31
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STOPFORTH, Thomas Edward resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Pentland Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pentland Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AIRBORNE FOOTWEAR LIMITED

This company · 01910146

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pentland Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/11/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Pentland Group Limitedceased 02/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1985-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

8 Manchester Square

London

W1U 3PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-28

Last: 2025-07-14