AIRBENCH LTD

🌳Matureactive

02849780 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-01

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28250

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	2400	2400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
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JOHANSSON, Carl Henrik appointed
director
2026-03-02
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PRINCE, Michael James appointed
director
2026-03-02
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WALLIN, Verner Christoffer appointed
director
2026-03-02
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BISHOP, Diane resigned
secretary
2026-03-02
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BISHOP, Diane resigned
director
2025-07-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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COOK, John resigned
director
2024-02-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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BISHOP, Diane appointed
secretary
2019-11-22
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COOK, Ann resigned
secretary
2014-10-01
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BISHOP, Diane appointed
director
2011-02-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-04-11
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COOK, Simon John appointed
director
1993-11-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1993-09-02
➕
COOK, Ann appointed
secretary
1993-09-02
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SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-09-02
➕
COOK, John appointed
director
1993-09-02
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SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1993-09-02
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SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1993-09-01
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Company incorporated
As AIRBENCH LTD
1993-09-01
➕
SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-09-01
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SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-09-01
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SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BISHOP, Diane resigned 2026-03-02; BISHOP, Diane resigned 2026-03-02

Group structure

Workpoint Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Workpoint Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AIRBENCH LTD

This company · 02849780

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
Workpoint Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28250 — SIC 28250

Registered office

6b Commerce Way

Colchester

CO2 8HR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-05

Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

COOK, Simon John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-04-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOHANSSON, Carl Henrik→

director · ~49y · appointed 2026-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PRINCE, Michael James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WALLIN, Verner Christoffer→

director · ~40y · appointed 2026-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BISHOP, Diane→

secretary · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2026-03-02

Resigned

COOK, Ann→

secretary · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 2019-11-22

Resigned

SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 1993-09-02

Resigned

BISHOP, Diane→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2026-03-02

Resigned

COOK, John→

director · ~75y · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 2024-02-08

Resigned

SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 1993-09-02

Resigned

SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 1993-09-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	22/11/1993	01/02/2011

Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-03-16

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-03-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-06

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-03-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-07-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31