AIRPARKS SERVICES (EAST MIDLANDS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02870513 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-09

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-07-26
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-24
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officers · TM01
2017-04-13
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BEARE, Catherine Mary resigned
director
2016-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-12-09
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-03-31
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LAWRENCE, Stephen David resigned
director
2013-03-21
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BEARE, Catherine Mary resigned
secretary
2012-12-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2009-03-31
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BEARE, Catherine Mary appointed
secretary
2009-03-31
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HIRLEMANN, Elisabeth resigned
secretary
2008-11-19
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PACK, Matthew Geoffrey appointed
director
2008-04-02
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BEARE, Catherine Mary appointed
director
2008-04-02
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HIRLEMANN, Elisabeth resigned
director
2005-02-21
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PACK, Gerald Nigel resigned
director
2005-02-14
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KEMP, Frederick Charles, Colonel resigned
director
2005-01-20
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LAWRENCE, Stephen David appointed
director
2005-01-12
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HIRLEMANN, Elisabeth appointed
director
2002-10-16
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HAYES, Stephen resigned
secretary
2002-10-16
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HIRLEMANN, Elisabeth appointed
secretary
2002-07-20
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WILLIAMS, Anthony Peter resigned
director
1997-10-06
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HARVEY, Andrew Francis Bell resigned
director
1997-04-25
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HARVEY, Andrew Francis Bell resigned
secretary
1997-04-25
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HAYES, Stephen appointed
secretary
1997-03-31
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JONES, Anthony George Clifford resigned
director
1997-03-31
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KEMP, Frederick Charles, Colonel appointed
director
1993-12-04
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HARVEY, Andrew Francis Bell appointed
secretary
1993-12-04
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-12-04
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HARVEY, Andrew Francis Bell appointed
director
1993-12-04
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JONES, Anthony George Clifford appointed
director
1993-12-04
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PACK, Gerald Nigel appointed
director
1993-12-04
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WILLIAMS, Anthony Peter appointed
director
1993-12-04
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BUYVIEW LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1993-11-09
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Company incorporated
As AIRPARKS SERVICES (EAST MIDLANDS) LIMITED
1993-11-09
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-11-09
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BUYVIEW LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

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

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Abc Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AIRPARKS SERVICES (EAST MIDLANDS) LIMITED

This company · 02870513

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
Abc Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	26/07/2019

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-11-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Ashford Road, Newingreen

Hythe

Kent

CT21 4JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

PACK, Matthew Geoffrey→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-11-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BEARE, Catherine Mary→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2013-03-21

Resigned

HARVEY, Andrew Francis Bell→

secretary · appointed 1993-12-04 · resigned 1997-04-25

Resigned

HAYES, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 1997-04-25 · resigned 2002-10-16

Resigned

HIRLEMANN, Elisabeth→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2009-03-31

Resigned

AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1993-12-04

Resigned

BEARE, Catherine Mary→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-04-02 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

HARVEY, Andrew Francis Bell→

director · ~84y · appointed 1993-12-04 · resigned 1997-10-06

Resigned

HIRLEMANN, Elisabeth→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-01-12 · resigned 2008-04-02

Resigned

JONES, Anthony George Clifford→

director · ~103y · appointed 1993-12-04 · resigned 1997-03-31

Resigned

KEMP, Frederick Charles, Colonel→

director · ~72y · appointed 1997-03-31 · resigned 2005-02-14

Resigned

LAWRENCE, Stephen David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-01-20 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

PACK, Gerald Nigel→

director · ~73y · appointed 1993-12-04 · resigned 2005-02-21

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Anthony Peter→

director · ~79y · appointed 1993-12-04 · resigned 2002-07-20

Resigned

BUYVIEW LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1993-12-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Debenture	1 property	28/12/2012	21/04/2015