AAF-MCQUAY UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02296471 · ltd · incorporated 1988-09-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.1y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

38 officers (5 active, 38 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

191 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2025-11-04
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officers · TM01
2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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CLEMENT, Erwan appointed
director
2025-10-31
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CHEN, Voon Ping resigned
director
2025-10-31
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JINNO, Hitoshi resigned
director
2025-10-31
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LIOW, Benny Woon Khin resigned
director
2025-10-23
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officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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officers · CH01
2024-12-27
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accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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capital · SH01
2024-01-05
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accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-26
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capital · SH01
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-09-15
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-10
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capital · SH01
2021-04-07
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accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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incorporation · MA
2020-11-26
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-06-06
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ALLSOPP, Darren resigned
director
2019-03-06
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SENNETT, Paul Timothy appointed
director
2019-03-06
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JINNO, Hitoshi appointed
director
2019-03-06
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TAKAGI, Katsuhiko resigned
director
2014-09-15
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KURTO, Peter Michael resigned
director
2012-11-09
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KURTO, Peter Michael appointed
director
2012-11-09
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LYNCH, Kevin Gerard resigned
director
2010-03-22
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CREASEY, Ian Phillip appointed
director
2010-03-22
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PROFFITT, Alan Dale appointed
director
2010-03-22
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CHEN, Voon Ping appointed
director
2010-03-22
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LIOW, Benny Woon Khin appointed
director
2009-07-02
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CREASEY, Ian Phillip appointed
secretary
2009-07-02
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HO, Nyuk Choy resigned
director
2009-07-02
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OKA, Toshinari resigned
director
2009-07-01
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ALLSOPP, Darren resigned
secretary
2009-06-18
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LYNCH, Kevin Gerard appointed
director
2009-06-18
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TAKAGI, Katsuhiko appointed
director
2008-02-15
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KAPSALIS, Stephen Thomas resigned
director
2008-02-14
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OKA, Toshinari appointed
director
2007-07-02
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LIU, Wan Min resigned
director
2006-02-13
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ALLSOPP, Darren appointed
director
2006-02-13
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CAPOZIO, Claudio resigned
director
2006-02-13
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KRUEGER, Bruce resigned
director
2006-02-13
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LIU, Wan Min appointed
director
2005-11-14
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GRIEVES, Ian resigned
director
2002-06-30
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BOUTIER, Jean Pierre resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHEN, Voon Ping resigned 2025-10-31; JINNO, Hitoshi resigned 2025-10-31; LIOW, Benny Woon Khin resigned 2025-10-31

Group structure

Daikin Holdings America Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Daikin Holdings America Inc

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

ultimate parent

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AAF-MCQUAY UK LIMITED

This company · 02296471

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
Daikin Holdings America Inc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1988-09-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Bassington Lane

Cramlington

Northumberland

NE23 8AF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-21

Last: 2025-07-07