AIRFLOW PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04225221 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.6y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
74 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
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£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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2021-10-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2021-10-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-25
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    HANCOCK-RIDGE, Samantha Louise appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-10-25
    ➕
    CLARKE, Gary George appointed
    director
  14. 2021-10-25
    ➕
    HANCOCK-RIDGE, Samantha Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2021-10-25
    ➖
    SHARP, Elaine Hazel resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-10-25
    ➖
    SHARP, Nigel William resigned
    director
  17. 2021-10-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nigel William Sharp and Elaine Hazel Sharp
  18. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2002-08-23
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    HARLINGTON, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-23
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    SHARP, Elaine Hazel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-23
    ➖
    HARLINGTON, Andrew James resigned
    director
  27. 2001-11-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  28. 2001-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRFLOW PRODUCTS LIMITED
  29. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    HARLINGTON, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-05-30
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    HARLINGTON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  33. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    SHARP, Nigel William appointed
    director
  34. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-05-30
    ➖
    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 25 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 World Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Airflow World Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AIRFLOW PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · 04225221

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 World Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest30/06/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2001-05-30
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: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (3 active · 6 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 2001-05-30 · 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 2001-05-30 · resigned 2001-05-30
Resigned
HARLINGTON, Andrew James→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-05-30 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
SHARP, Nigel William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-05-30 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-30 · resigned 2001-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nigel William Sharp and Elaine Hazel Sharp
A registered charge2 properties25/10/2021—
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/11/200102/12/2014
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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-10-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-26