AIR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02633838 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-31
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
112 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees4400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-25
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    KAY, James Andrew resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2019-09-26
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-28
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    DEAN, Denise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    DEAN, Gary Clark appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    STOCKWOOD, Matthew Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    WILSON, Mark John appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    SWAN, Patrica Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    KAY, James Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    NICHOLS, David resigned
    director
  24. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    SWAN, Alan resigned
    director
  25. 2011-03-01
    ➖
    BAILY, Robert Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    GRANDCOURT, Percy John resigned
    director
  27. 1992-02-01
    ➕
    BAILY, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 1991-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
  29. 1991-07-31
    ➕
    SWAN, Patrica Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  30. 1991-07-31
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-07-31
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-07-31
    ➕
    GRANDCOURT, Percy John appointed
    director
  33. 1991-07-31
    ➕
    NICHOLS, David appointed
    director
  34. 1991-07-31
    ➕
    SWAN, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Group structure

Air Engineering (Controls) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Air Engineering (Controls) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AIR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 02633838

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Air Engineering (Controls) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 11 Forest Row Business Park
Station Road
Forest Row
East Sussex
RH18 5DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

DEAN, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Gary Clark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOCKWOOD, Matthew Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Mark John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWAN, Patrica Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 1991-07-31
Resigned
BAILY, Robert Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-02-01 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
GRANDCOURT, Percy John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
KAY, James Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2025-08-25
Resigned
NICHOLS, David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
SWAN, Alan→
director · ~76y · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2019-10-11