AIRNESCO GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
03183992 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,255,692
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£119k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.52M | £1.94M |
| Current assets | £1.16M | £1.44M |
| Cash | £119.4k | £839.2k |
| Debtors | £672.4k | £376.0k |
| Net assets | £2.26M | £1.65M |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-04-15➕GRANT, Sarah-Jane Jane appointeddirector
- 1998-04-15➖YIANNI, Peter George resigneddirector
- 1996-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRNESCO GROUP LTD
- 1996-04-10➕PARKER SMITH, Jacqueline Mary appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-10➕PARKER SMITH, Jacqueline Mary appointeddirector
- 1996-04-10➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-04-10➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-04-10➕YIANNI, Peter George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Airnesco Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Airnesco Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AIRNESCO GROUP LTD
This company · 03183992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airnesco Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sarah-Jane Jane Grantceased 14/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Woodcock Farm Woodcock Lane
Grafty Green
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 2AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
PARKER SMITH, Jacqueline Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT, Sarah-Jane Jane→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 1998-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKER SMITH, Jacqueline Mary→
Activedirector · ~91y · appointed 1996-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-10 · resigned 1996-04-10
YIANNI, Peter George→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-04-10 · resigned 1998-04-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 06/04/2009 | 05/07/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/03/2009 | 05/07/2021 |
Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16