AIR DOOR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05201556 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
66 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees200

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.

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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-12
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-30
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    SWAN, Leigh resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-17
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    address · AD01
  11. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-23
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    SWAN, Leigh appointed
    director
  13. 2018-08-23
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-01-23
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    MEADS, Simon resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-01-23
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    MEADS, Simon resigned
    director
  19. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-08-24
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    MEADS, Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2008-10-30
    ➖
    CLARKE, Julie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-10-30
    ➕
    MEADS, Simon appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-01-10
    ➕
    CLARKE, Julie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-01-10
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Heather resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-01-10
    ➖
    BIRBECK, Martin resigned
    director
  26. 2004-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR DOOR SERVICES LIMITED
  27. 2004-08-10
    ➕
    LEE, Sean Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2004-08-10
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Heather appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-08-10
    ➕
    BIRBECK, Martin appointed
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Sean Charles Lee
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Mcgarries Latherford Close
Four Ashes
Wolverhampton
WV10 7DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

LEE, Sean Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2008-10-30
Resigned
MEADS, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-30 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned
TAYLOR, Heather→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2007-01-10
Resigned
BIRBECK, Martin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-08-10 · resigned 2007-01-10
Resigned
MEADS, Simon→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-08-24 · resigned 2018-01-23
Resigned
SWAN, Leigh→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-08-23 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21