AIRE VALLEY WORKSHOP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04465295 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-20
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£126.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £126,019
Net assets shrinking
Down £53,314 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£126k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£170k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £208.4k | £276.7k |
| Current assets | £170.5k | £180.2k |
| Net assets | £126.0k | £179.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-14➕PANESAR, Genna Florence Chippendale appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14➕PANESAR, Pertpal Singh appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14➖JACKSON, David Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-14➖HALL, John resigneddirector
- 2021-12-14➖JACKSON, David Arthur resigneddirector
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2002-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRE VALLEY WORKSHOP LIMITED
- 2002-06-20➕JACKSON, David Arthur appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-20➕LAZARUS, Heather Ann appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-06-20➖LAZARUS, Heather Ann resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-06-20➕HALL, John appointeddirector
- 2002-06-20➕JACKSON, David Arthur appointeddirector
- 2002-06-20➕LAZARUS, Harry Pierre appointednominee-director
- 2002-06-20➖LAZARUS, Harry Pierre resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome 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 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Genna Florence Chippendale Panesar Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/12/2021 |
Mr Pertpal Singh Panesar Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/12/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Hallceased 14/12/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Helen Louise Jacksonceased 14/12/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr David Arthur Jacksonceased 14/12/2021· 25-50% 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit D Snaygill Ind Estate
Skipton
N Yorkshire
BD23 2QR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
PANESAR, Genna Florence Chippendale→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PANESAR, Pertpal Singh→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, David Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2021-12-14
LAZARUS, Heather Ann→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-20
HALL, John→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2021-12-14
JACKSON, David Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2021-12-14
LAZARUS, Harry Pierre→
Resignednominee-director · ~89y · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-20
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-17