TECHNICAL AIR SERVICES (UK) LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-20➖OWEN, Angela resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-20➖OWEN, Angela resigneddirector
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-26➖MIILICAN, Angela resigneddirector
- 2007-01-01➕OWEN, Angela appointeddirector
- 2006-03-25➕MIILICAN, Angela appointeddirector
- 2006-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs TECHNICAL AIR SERVICES (UK) LTD
- 2006-03-24➕OWEN, Philip appointeddirector
- 2006-03-24➕OWEN, Angela appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanGroup structure
Grada Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grada Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/07/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- High Tech Environmental Engineering Limitedceased 16/07/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Angela Owenceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Philip Owenceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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