AIRTECH PREMIER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05545331 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£481.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £481,866
Net assets shrinking
Down £76,562 YoY
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£111k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£482k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£557k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £541.3k | £603.9k |
| Current assets | £556.7k | £677.8k |
| Cash | £111.1k | £76.0k |
| Debtors | £445.6k | £601.8k |
| Net assets | £481.9k | £558.4k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-26📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-09-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-01➕WATKIN, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-01➖ASHCROFT, Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-01➖FREEMAN, Graham Leslie resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➖TYE, David John resigneddirector
- 2011-07-01➕ASHCROFT, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-01➖BENTHAM SOFTWARE LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-11-01➕TYE, David John appointeddirector
- 2010-11-01➕WATKIN, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2010-10-06➕FREEMAN, Graham Leslie appointeddirector
- 2010-10-06➕TYE, David John appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➕BENTHAM SOFTWARE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-08-01➖ELS ACCOUNTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRTECH PREMIER LIMITED
- 2005-08-24➕ASHCROFT, Stephen Thomas appointeddirector
- 2005-08-24➕ELS ACCOUNTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Thomas Ashcroft Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2017 |
Mr David John Tye Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/04/2017 |
Mr Andrew Robert Watkin Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Watkinceased 31/03/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
261 B High Street
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 7AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
ASHCROFT, Stephen Thomas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TYE, David John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATKIN, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHCROFT, Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
BENTHAM SOFTWARE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2011-07-01
ELS ACCOUNTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2008-08-01
FREEMAN, Graham Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-06 · resigned 2011-09-01
TYE, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-10-06 · resigned 2011-09-01
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Recent filings (93 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-01