AIRCOMM MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04573308 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£258.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £258,220
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£258k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£392k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£157k£235k£313k£392kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£262.9k£212.6k
Current assets£391.6k£374.0k
Cash£41.2k£217.4k
Debtors£350.3k£156.7k
Net assets£258.2k£198.7k

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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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-09
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-12-01
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    KARCHA, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  9. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-30
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  11. 2018-10-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2018-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-11-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-08-03
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2010-05-06
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    BRITNELL, Andrew Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-06
    ➖
    BRITNELL, Andrew Nicholas resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-06
    ➖
    BRITNELL, Gary Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    BRITNELL, Andrew Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-08-18
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    KARCHA, Rachel Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    BRITNELL, Andrew Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    BRITNELL, Gary Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    KARCHA, Matthew James appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-06
    ➕
    KARCHA, Rachel Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-12-11
    ➖
    UKBF NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-12-11
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    UKBF NOMINEE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRCOMM MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  30. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    UKBF NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    UKBF NOMINEE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    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 23 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Aircomm Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Aircomm Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AIRCOMM MAINTENANCE LIMITED
This company · 04573308

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
Aircomm Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew James Karchaceased 21/12/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

1 Kings Avenue
London
N21 3NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KARCHA, Matthew James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KARCHA, Rachel Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRITNELL, Andrew Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2010-05-06
Resigned
KARCHA, Rachel Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2008-08-18
Resigned
UKBF NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-12-11
Resigned
BRITNELL, Andrew Nicholas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2010-05-06
Resigned
BRITNELL, Gary Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2010-05-06
Resigned
UKBF NOMINEE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-02