ABSOLUTE AIR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04756676 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-31➕MACDONALD, Rebecca Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2019-07-31➖PELLATT, Nicholas Gary resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-31➖PELLATT, Nicholas Gary resigneddirector
- 2019-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-07-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2003-05-12➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-12➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE AIR LIMITED
- 2003-05-07➕MACDONALD, Simeon Kevin appointeddirector
- 2003-05-07➕PELLATT, Nicholas Gary appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-07➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-07➕PELLATT, Nicholas Gary appointeddirector
- 2003-05-07➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simeon Kevin Macdonald Individual · English · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
2 Bader Way
Whiteley
Fareham
PO15 7JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MACDONALD, Rebecca Michelle→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Simeon Kevin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PELLATT, Nicholas Gary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2019-07-31
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2003-05-12
PELLATT, Nicholas Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2019-07-31
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2003-05-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 31/07/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-05