AIRFRAME ASSEMBLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01962149 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-20
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 36.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 25 | 2600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01➕VIZARD, Victoria Julie Pamela appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-02🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2012-05-17➕VIZARD, Andrea June appointeddirector
- 2006-06-15➕VIZARD, Andrea June appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-15➖COLE, John Frederick Parker resignedsecretary
- 2001-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2001-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2001-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-05-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1993-02-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-09-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: First National Bank PLC
- 1990-06-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminister Bank PLC
- 1985-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRFRAME ASSEMBLIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Henry Vizard Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Andrea June Vizard Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160
Registered office
Wigmore Abbey
Adforton
Herefordshire
SY7 0NB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
VIZARD, Andrea June→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-06-15
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VIZARD, Andrea June→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-17
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Active
VIZARD, Victoria Julie Pamela→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-10-01
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COLE, John Frederick Parker→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-06-15
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/05/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/02/1993 | 02/03/2001 | |
| satisfied | First National Bank First National Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/1992 | 02/03/2001 | |
| satisfied | National Westminister Bank National Westminister Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 05/06/1990 | 02/03/2001 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16