AIRSPACE SOFTWARE LIMITED

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03783787 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-07
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2012-01-02
    ➖
    HOLDSWORTH, Emma Louisa resigned
    secretary
  17. 2002-07-15
    ➖
    HOLDSWORTH, Charles Philip resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-07-15
    ➕
    HOLDSWORTH, Emma Louisa appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-07-15
    ➖
    HUNT, Alex George resigned
    director
  20. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    CHAPLIN, John resigned
    director
  21. 1999-06-08
    ➕
    HOLDSWORTH, Charles Philip appointed
    director
  22. 1999-06-08
    ➕
    HOLDSWORTH, Charles Philip appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-06-08
    ➖
    WATKINS, Margaret Mary resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-06-08
    ➕
    CHAPLIN, John appointed
    director
  25. 1999-06-08
    ➕
    HUNT, Alex George appointed
    director
  26. 1999-06-08
    ➖
    MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean resigned
    nominee-director
  27. 1999-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRSPACE SOFTWARE LIMITED
  28. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    WATKINS, Margaret Mary appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Philip Holdsworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

7 Blighs Walk
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HOLDSWORTH, Charles Philip→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDSWORTH, Charles Philip→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-08 · resigned 2002-07-15
Resigned
HOLDSWORTH, Emma Louisa→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-15 · resigned 2012-01-02
Resigned
WATKINS, Margaret Mary→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-08
Resigned
CHAPLIN, John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-06-08 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned
HUNT, Alex George→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-06-08 · resigned 2002-07-15
Resigned
MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean→
nominee-director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30