AIR-SEAL PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03993101 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-15

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45310

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	800	900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-05-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-05-22
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BURNAND, Kerstin Sara appointed
secretary
2011-05-22
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BURNAND, Kerstin Sara appointed
director
2011-05-22
➖
BURNAND, John Alexander Calvin resigned
secretary
2011-05-22
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BURNAND, John Alexander Calvin resigned
director
2005-10-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2001-09-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2000-05-15
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Company incorporated
As AIR-SEAL PRODUCTS LIMITED
2000-05-15
➕
BURNAND, Alexander Simon appointed
director
2000-05-15
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BURNAND, John Alexander Calvin appointed
secretary
2000-05-15
➕
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-05-15
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-05-15
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BURNAND, John Alexander Calvin appointed
director
2000-05-15
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-05-15
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Simon Burnand Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Kerstin Sara Burnand Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/10/2025

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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AUTO REFURBS LIMITED→ 07009546 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
AUTOCRAFT EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ 02116652 · est 1987 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	39y	—	—
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AUTOMANIA (SOUTH WEST) LTD→ 02258055 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Unit C

Corporation Street

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 4AW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BURNAND, Kerstin Sara→

secretary · appointed 2011-05-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURNAND, Alexander Simon→

director · ~54y · appointed 2000-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURNAND, Kerstin Sara→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-05-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURNAND, John Alexander Calvin→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2011-05-22

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2000-05-15

Resigned

BURNAND, John Alexander Calvin→

director · ~101y · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2011-05-22

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2000-05-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	06/09/2001	28/10/2005

Recent filings (81 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-12

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-11-12