AIRTEK AIRCONDITIONING & TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04803873 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 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 £8,914
Net assets shrinking
Down £731 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£19k£24kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£8.9k£9.6k
Current assets£11.7k£23.5k
Net assets£8.9k£9.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-27
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  3. 2024-06-26
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  4. 2023-06-29
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  5. 2022-06-29
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  6. 2021-01-11
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  7. 2020-03-05
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  8. 2019-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-06-22
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  10. 2017-06-02
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  11. 2016-06-23
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  12. 2016-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-06-20
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  14. 2015-05-27
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  15. 2014-06-25
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  16. 2014-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-06-19
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    CROWSON, William Neville appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-06-19
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    LEE, Herbert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRTEK AIRCONDITIONING & TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    LEE, Daren Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    LEE, Herbert appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

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 Daren Edward Lee
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

Designer House
44 Lorraine Road
Timperley
Altrincham Cheshire
WA15 7NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CROWSON, William Neville→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Daren Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Herbert→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2009-06-19
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-25