AIRTIGHT STUDIO'S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03515880 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-24

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	1	100

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.

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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 (35 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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2022-01-10
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VINSOME, Harold Davis resigned
secretary
2022-01-10
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2021-03-16
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2019-11-28
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2015-10-29
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2013-02-12
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VINSOME, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2009-02-23
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LANCASTER, Peter Niall appointed
director
2009-02-23
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LLOYD, Ben Joseph Henry resigned
director
2009-02-23
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SHIELL, Winston Thomas resigned
director
2006-03-01
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VINSOME, Harold Davis appointed
secretary
2006-01-25
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HOBBS, Mark Edmond resigned
secretary
2003-02-27
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ASH, Alastair Robert resigned
director
1999-02-01
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COX, Steven resigned
secretary
1999-01-01
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HOBBS, Mark Edmond appointed
secretary
1998-02-24
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Company incorporated
As AIRTIGHT STUDIO'S LIMITED
1998-02-24
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SCOTT, Richard Damian appointed
director
1998-02-24
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COX, Steven appointed
secretary
1998-02-24
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FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-24
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FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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1998-02-24
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ASH, Alastair Robert appointed
director
1998-02-24
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LLOYD, Ben Joseph Henry appointed
director
1998-02-24
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SHIELL, Winston Thomas appointed
director
1998-02-24
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FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-02-24
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FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Damian Scott Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	30/04/2025
Mr Peter Niall Lancaster Individual · British,Irish · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated1998-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

1 Shopwhyke Industrial Centre

Shopwhyke Road

Chichester

West Sussex

PO20 2GD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-09

Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

LANCASTER, Peter Niall→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-02-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SCOTT, Richard Damian→

director · ~53y · appointed 1998-02-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

VINSOME, Jonathan Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-02-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COX, Steven→

secretary · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 1999-02-01

Resigned

HOBBS, Mark Edmond→

secretary · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2006-01-25

Resigned

VINSOME, Harold Davis→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2022-01-10

Resigned

FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 1998-02-24

Resigned

ASH, Alastair Robert→

director · ~51y · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-27

Resigned

LLOYD, Ben Joseph Henry→

director · ~52y · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 2009-02-23

Resigned

SHIELL, Winston Thomas→

director · ~61y · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 2009-02-23

Resigned

FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-24 · resigned 1998-02-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

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2026-05-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-04-30

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-03