AIREDALE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05331766 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-13
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£23.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 18.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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, 1 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £23,906
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,078 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£24k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.9k | £43.6k |
| Current assets | £105.8k | £110.3k |
| Cash | £1.3k | £3.3k |
| Debtors | £56.4k | £58.6k |
| Net assets | £23.9k | £38.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27➕DRIVER, Anne Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-26➖DRIVER, Anne Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-14➕DRIVER, Anne Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-18➖QUINLAN, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-18➖QUINLAN, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2010-06-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2005-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AIREDALE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
- 2005-01-13➕QUINLAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-01-13➕QUINLAN, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-13➕QUINLAN, Christopher appointeddirector
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Quinlan Individual · English · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Quinlanceased 18/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
Unit 6, Walk Mills, The Walk
Coney Lane
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 5AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
DRIVER, Anne Nicola→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUINLAN, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRIVER, Anne Nicola→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-03-14 · resigned 2025-03-26
QUINLAN, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-13 · resigned 2020-09-18
QUINLAN, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-01-13 · resigned 2020-09-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/06/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/10/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-18