AIRTEC SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

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03464434 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-12
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£8.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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

1 live charge · oldest 21.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,346
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,612 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£9.8k£12.0k
Current assets£4.8k£22.1k
Net assets£8.3k£12.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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  2. 2025-03-21
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  3. 2025-01-10
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  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2023-03-27
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  6. 2022-04-15
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  7. 2021-03-25
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  8. 2021-02-15
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  9. 2020-03-17
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  10. 2020-03-05
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  11. 2020-03-04
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    WILKINSON, Joanna Sarah resigned
    director
  12. 2019-03-27
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  13. 2018-03-27
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  14. 2017-03-03
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  15. 2016-02-01
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  16. 2015-11-16
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  17. 2012-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2011-02-12
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    WILKINSON, Joanna Sarah appointed
    director
  19. 2006-12-13
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    WILKINSON, Joanna Sarah appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-12-13
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    MILNER, Martin Frank resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  22. 2002-12-01
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    WHITAKER, Ian Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2002-12-01
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Kenneth Francis Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    BELL, Philip resigned
    director
  25. 1999-06-07
    ➖
    MILNER, Frank resigned
    secretary
  26. 1999-06-07
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    MILNER, Martin Frank appointed
    secretary
  27. 1999-04-12
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    O'NEILL, Kenneth Francis Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    BELL, Philip appointed
    director
  29. 1998-10-01
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    O'NEILL, Kevin Francis Anthony resigned
    director
  30. 1997-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRTEC SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
  31. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    MILNER, Frank appointed
    secretary
  32. 1997-11-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-11-12
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-11-12
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    O'NEILL, Kevin Francis Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 1997-11-12
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1997-11-12
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Joanna Sarah Wilkinson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ian Stuart Whitaker
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

29 Manor Rise
Walton
Wakefield
WF2 6PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

WILKINSON, Joanna Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-13
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Active
WHITAKER, Ian Stuart→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-12-01
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Active
MILNER, Frank→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1999-06-07
Resigned
MILNER, Martin Frank→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 2006-12-13
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1997-11-12
Resigned
BELL, Philip→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
O'NEILL, Kenneth Francis Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-12 · resigned 2002-12-01
Resigned
O'NEILL, Kevin Francis Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
WILKINSON, Joanna Sarah→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-02-12 · resigned 2020-03-04
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-12 · resigned 1997-11-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property17/12/200413/01/2012

Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-17