AIRCARE COMPRESSOR SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02648531 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-25
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 27.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28131
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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 27.0y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
105 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees21002000

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    BENNETT, Paul Charles resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-01
    ➕
    FLINT, Steven appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-23
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2020-10-23
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  15. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-04-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-03-31
    ➖
    BENNETT, Susan resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-03-31
    ➖
    BENNETT, Brian Tony resigned
    director
  20. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-05
    ➖
    BENNETT, Susan resigned
    director
  23. 2015-04-20
    ➕
    BENNETT, Paul Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    HAYWARD, Wendy appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 1999-06-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1999-04-23
    ➕
    BENNETT, Susan appointed
    director
  28. 1997-03-25
    ➕
    BENNETT, Brian Tony appointed
    director
  29. 1997-03-25
    ➖
    LITTLE, Alan Anthony resigned
    director
  30. 1991-09-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRCARE COMPRESSOR SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Wendy Jayne Hayward
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28131 — SIC 28131

Registered office

Glebe House
Crucible Road
Corby
Northamptonshire
NN17 5TS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FLINT, Steven→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYWARD, Wendy→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Susan→
secretary · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Brian Tony→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-03-25 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Paul Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Susan→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 2018-07-05
Resigned
LITTLE, Alan Anthony→
director · ~70y · resigned 1997-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/10/2001—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/06/1999—
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Recent filings (105 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11