AIRFLOW WORLD GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04068139 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-08
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
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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
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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-27
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  4. 2022-07-29
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  5. 2021-10-29
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  7. 2021-10-28
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  8. 2021-10-28
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  9. 2021-10-27
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  10. 2021-10-26
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  14. 2021-10-26
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  15. 2021-10-25
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    HANCOCK-RIDGE, Samantha Louise appointed
    secretary
  16. 2021-10-25
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    CLARKE, Gary George appointed
    director
  17. 2021-10-25
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    HANCOCK-RIDGE, Samantha Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2021-10-25
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    SHARP, Elaine Hazel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2021-10-25
    ➖
    SHARP, Elaine Hazel resigned
    director
  20. 2021-10-25
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    SHARP, Nigel William resigned
    director
  21. 2021-10-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Nigel William Sharp and Elaine Hazel Sharp
  22. 2021-10-22
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  23. 2021-10-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2021-07-22
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  25. 2020-02-24
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  26. 2019-09-30
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  27. 2019-04-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nigel William Sharp
  28. 2014-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2010-03-01
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    SHARP, Elaine Hazel appointed
    director
  30. 2002-08-23
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    HARLINGTON, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  31. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    SHARP, Elaine Hazel appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-08-23
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    HARLINGTON, Andrew James resigned
    director
  33. 2001-11-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  34. 2000-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRFLOW WORLD GROUP LIMITED
  35. 2000-09-08
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    HARLINGTON, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  36. 2000-09-08
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2000-09-08
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2000-09-08
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    HARLINGTON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  39. 2000-09-08
    ➕
    SHARP, Nigel William appointed
    director
  40. 2000-09-08
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2000-09-08
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Airflow Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Airflow Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AIRFLOW WORLD GROUP LIMITED
This company · 04068139

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Airflow Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/10/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Elaine Hazel Sharpceased 25/10/2021· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Nigel William Sharpceased 25/10/2021· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Elaine Hazel Sharpceased 30/06/2016· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Nigel William Sharpceased 30/06/2016· 50-75% shares

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Northern Works Underhill Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 1NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

HANCOCK-RIDGE, Samantha Louise→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Gary George→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCOCK-RIDGE, Samantha Louise→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARLINGTON, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
SHARP, Elaine Hazel→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2000-09-08
Resigned
HARLINGTON, Andrew James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
SHARP, Elaine Hazel→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
SHARP, Nigel William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2000-09-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nigel William Sharp and Elaine Hazel Sharp
A registered charge2 properties25/10/2021—
satisfied
Nigel William Sharp
A registered charge—03/04/201922/10/2021
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/11/200102/12/2014
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Recent filings (89 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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mortgage · MR01
2021-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-26