AIR ENVIRONMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05427291 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-18
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-06
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-06-08
    HOCKING, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-06-08
    CHANT, Geraldine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-21
    HACKETT, Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2005-10-18
    SOUTH, David Malcolm appointed
    director
  21. 2005-10-18
    SOUTH, Philip Neil appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-18
    CHANT, Geraldine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-18
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-18
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-18
    HACKETT, Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2005-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIR ENVIRONMENT LIMITED
  27. 2005-04-18
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-04-18
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-02

Group structure

Rainham Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Rainham Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AIR ENVIRONMENT LIMITED
This company · 05427291

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
Rainham Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2005-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Oaks Revenge Road
Lordswood
Chatham
Kent
ME5 8LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HOCKING, Stephen John
secretary · appointed 2007-06-08
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Active
SOUTH, David Malcolm
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-10-18
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Active
SOUTH, Philip Neil
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-10-18
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Active
CHANT, Geraldine
secretary · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2007-06-08
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May
secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2005-10-18
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2005-10-18
Resigned
HACKETT, Graham
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2006-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-11