A1 AIRWORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03517257 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-05-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-01-31
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    KALOCZI, Nicola Marie appointed
    director
  18. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    KALOCZI, Nicola Marie appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-07-29
    ➕
    KALOCZI, Tomas Paul appointed
    director
  20. 1998-07-29
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-07-29
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1998-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 AIRWORKS LIMITED
  23. 1998-02-26
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-02-26
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tomas Paul Kaloczi
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2021
Mrs Nicola Marie Kaloczi
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated1998-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

35 Mardley Avenue
Welwyn
AL6 0TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KALOCZI, Nicola Marie→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-29
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Active
KALOCZI, Nicola Marie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-31
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Active
KALOCZI, Tomas Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-07-29
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-07-29
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 1998-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-05