ASBESTOS AND AIR MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive

03176122 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-21

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 15.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	—	£198.9k
Current assets	—	£270.0k
Cash	—	£147.9k
Debtors	—	£121.1k
Net assets	—	£192.0k
Average employees	800	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-11-01
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accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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accounts · AA
2023-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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accounts · AA
2020-11-04
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accounts · AA
2019-10-28
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accounts · AA
2018-10-22
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accounts · AA
2017-11-15
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accounts · AA
2017-01-16
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BOWMAN, Margaret Joan resigned
secretary
2017-01-16
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BOWMAN, Margaret Joan resigned
director
2017-01-16
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officers · TM02
2017-01-16
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officers · TM01
2016-10-13
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accounts · AA
2016-04-07
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mortgage · MR04
2016-04-07
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mortgage · MR04
2016-04-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-04-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-03-26
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annual-return · AR01
2013-11-11
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BOWMAN, Bernard resigned
director
2011-08-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bowman Retirement Benefits Pension Scheme
2010-11-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bowman Retirement Benefits Pension Scheme
2005-03-30
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BOWMAN, Alan Nicholas resigned
director
1996-03-21
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Company incorporated
As ASBESTOS AND AIR MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD.
1996-03-21
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BOWMAN, George Martin appointed
director
1996-03-21
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BOWMAN, Margaret Joan appointed
secretary
1996-03-21
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-03-21
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-03-21
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BOWMAN, Alan Nicholas appointed
director
1996-03-21
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BOWMAN, Bernard appointed
director
1996-03-21
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BOWMAN, Margaret Joan appointed
director
1996-03-21
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-03-21
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr George Martin Bowman Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/03/2017

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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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8 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

Incorporated1996-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Railway Sidings Stockbeck

Longpool

Kendal

Cumbria

LA9 6HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BOWMAN, George Martin→

director · ~66y · appointed 1996-03-21

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Active

BOWMAN, Margaret Joan→

secretary · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 2017-01-16

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 1996-03-21

Resigned

BOWMAN, Alan Nicholas→

director · ~65y · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 2005-03-30

Resigned

BOWMAN, Bernard→

director · ~94y · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 2013-11-11

Resigned

BOWMAN, Margaret Joan→

director · ~71y · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 2017-01-16

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-03-21 · resigned 1996-03-21

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Bowman Retirement Benefits Pension Scheme	Legal charge	1 property	05/08/2011	07/04/2016
	satisfied	Bowman Retirement Benefits Pension Scheme	Legal charge	1 property	16/11/2010	07/04/2016