AIRMEC DESIGN LIMITED

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04139640 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-11
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£32.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,999

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£41kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£32.0k£23.4k
Current assets£41.4k£39.8k
Net assets£32.0k£23.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-23
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2022-11-22
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  5. 2021-11-26
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  6. 2020-11-23
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  7. 2019-11-25
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  8. 2018-11-27
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  9. 2017-11-20
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  10. 2016-11-21
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  11. 2016-01-19
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  12. 2015-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-01-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-11-17
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  15. 2014-02-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2001-02-12
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    MARLEY, Avril Mary Jane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-02-12
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    MARLEY, Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2001-02-12
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    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
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  19. 2001-02-12
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    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2001-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRMEC DESIGN LIMITED
  21. 2001-01-11
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-01-11
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    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Christopher Marley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2001-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

14 The Burgage
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 1EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MARLEY, Avril Mary Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARLEY, Christopher→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-02-12
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Active
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2001-02-12
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2001-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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2025-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
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accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-11