AIRFAWN GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06336793 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,035
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£42.8k£17.5k
Current assets£45.4k£37.4k
Cash£34.8k£27.2k
Debtors£1.1k£1.9k
Net assets£5.0k£3.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-12
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    CLIFFE, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  8. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    CLIFFE, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  9. 2019-09-12
    ➖
    CLIFFE, Mary Margaret Ruth resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-09-12
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    CLIFFE, Mary Margaret Ruth resigned
    director
  11. 2019-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-09-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-09-12
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-09-12
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    CLIFFE, Mary Margaret Ruth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    GALLAGHER, Shani resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    CLIFFE, Mary Margaret Ruth appointed
    director
  22. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    GALLAGHER, Shani resigned
    director
  23. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Shani appointed
    director
  24. 2007-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRFAWN GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    CLIFFE, Timothy appointed
    director
  26. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Shani appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Jane Cliffe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/09/2019
Mr Timothy Francis Cliffe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
——board controlboard control · firm interest01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit E Brookhouse Industrial Estate
Brookhouse Way
Cheadle
Staffs
ST10 1SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CLIFFE, Emma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFE, Emma Jane→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFE, Timothy→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFE, Mary Margaret Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2019-09-12
Resigned
GALLAGHER, Shani→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-07 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
CLIFFE, Mary Margaret Ruth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2019-09-12
Resigned
GALLAGHER, Shani→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-09-12