AIRFIELD PLANT HIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02675140 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-06📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-12-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2005-12-16➖PIGEON, Eric Sydney resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-25➕TUCKER, Claire Marianne appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-03➕PIGEON, Eric Sydney appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-03➖TUCKER, Trevor Keith Boundy resignedsecretary
- 2005-03-03➖TUCKER, Trevor Keith Boundy resigneddirector
- 1992-01-08➕TUCKER, Andrew Kevin Boundy appointeddirector
- 1992-01-08➕TUCKER, Trevor Keith Boundy appointedsecretary
- 1992-01-08➖CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-08➕TUCKER, Trevor Keith Boundy appointeddirector
- 1992-01-08➖CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRFIELD PLANT HIRE LIMITED
- 1992-01-06➕CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-06➕CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Kevin Boundy Tucker Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Tuckers Yard, The Airfield
Winkleigh
Devon
EX19 8DW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
TUCKER, Claire Marianne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TUCKER, Andrew Kevin Boundy→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1992-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIGEON, Eric Sydney→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-03 · resigned 2005-12-16
TUCKER, Trevor Keith Boundy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-01-08 · resigned 2005-03-03
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-06 · resigned 1992-01-08
TUCKER, Trevor Keith Boundy→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1992-01-08 · resigned 2005-03-03
CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-06 · resigned 1992-01-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (98 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26