AIR CONTROL & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02902809 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-25
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 30.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 30.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.0 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: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
118 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 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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 11 | 1100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-05➖LANE, John James resigneddirector
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12➕HASSALL, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-08-12➕WILKINS, Joanne Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-08-12➖ROBEY, Lynn resigneddirector
- 2022-08-12➖ROBEY, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2022-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17➕LANE, John James appointeddirector
- 2010-04-01➕WILKINS, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2010-04-01➖ROBEY, Simon Paul resignedsecretary
- 2001-01-01➕ROBEY, Simon Paul appointeddirector
- 1999-06-01➖ROBEY, Lynn resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-01➕ROBEY, Simon Paul appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1996-02-14➕ROBEY, Lynn appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-14➖SIMKIN, Paul Joseph resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-14➕ROBEY, Lynn appointeddirector
- 1996-02-14➖SIMKIN, Paul Joseph resigneddirector
- 1994-02-28➕ROBEY, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1994-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AIR CONTROL & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- 1994-02-25➕JPCORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-02-25➖JPCORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-02-25➕JPCORD LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-02-25➖JPCORD LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)
Group structure
Acd Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acd Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AIR CONTROL & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
This company · 02902809
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acd Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/04/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Air Conditioning Development Holdingsceased 15/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Michael John Robeyceased 12/08/2022· significant influence
- Mrs Lynn Robeyceased 12/08/2022· significant influence
- Mr Simon Paul Robeyceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| A & J DESIGNS (STAFFS) LIMITED→ 05263529 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| ADMIRAL SELF STORAGE LTD→ 04034987 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADVENTUREX CONFERENCES C.I.C.→ 14883561 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 5 Abs Business Park Northgate
Aldridge
Walsall
WS9 8TH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)
Active
HASSALL, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBEY, Simon Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKINS, Joanne Marie→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBEY, Lynn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-14 · resigned 1999-06-01
ROBEY, Simon Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2010-04-01
SIMKIN, Paul Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-02-14
JPCORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-02-25 · resigned 1994-02-25
LANE, John James→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-02-17 · resigned 2025-11-05
ROBEY, Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-02-14 · resigned 2022-08-12
ROBEY, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1994-02-28 · resigned 2022-08-12
SIMKIN, Paul Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1996-02-14
JPCORD LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-02-25 · resigned 1994-02-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 02/08/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (118 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09