AIRTUBE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06550607 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-01
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.19M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 16.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
81 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,191,564
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£214k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£356k£711k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.31M£1.21M
Current assets£1.78M£1.68M
Cash£213.9k£246.9k
Debtors£1.24M£1.20M
Net assets£1.19M£1.03M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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  2. 2025-06-18
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  6. 2024-05-07
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  7. 2023-12-22
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-12-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Meif Wm Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Wm) Gp (One) Limited
  9. 2023-01-13
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  10. 2022-03-23
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  11. 2021-02-01
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  12. 2020-12-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-12-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Meif Wm Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Wm) Gp (One) Limited
  14. 2019-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-27
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  16. 2019-04-12
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  17. 2019-04-12
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  18. 2019-04-12
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  19. 2019-04-12
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  20. 2019-03-22
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    VITAI, Attila appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
  22. 2016-06-22
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    MOY, John Lewington resigned
    director
  23. 2016-06-20
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    HARKCOM, David George resigned
    director
  24. 2016-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2015-09-01
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    MOY, John Lewington appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-01
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    WARD, Graham resigned
    director
  27. 2015-04-29
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    MOBLEY, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-04-29
    ➕
    HARKCOM, David George appointed
    director
  29. 2015-02-02
    ➖
    MOBLEY, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  30. 2015-02-02
    ➖
    MOBLEY, Anthony resigned
    director
  31. 2012-11-22
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    WARD, Graham appointed
    director
  32. 2012-11-20
    ➖
    VITAI, Attila resigned
    director
  33. 2011-07-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2011-07-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: John Moy
  35. 2009-11-21
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    VITAI, Attila appointed
    director
  36. 2009-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited as Security Trustee
  37. 2009-10-09
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    SIDDLE, Graham appointed
    director
  38. 2009-10-09
    ➕
    MOBLEY, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  39. 2009-10-09
    ➖
    MOBLEY, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  40. 2008-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRTUBE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  41. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MOBLEY, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  42. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MOBLEY, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Deborah Mobley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/06/2016
Mr Graham Siddle
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Attila Vitai
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest21/07/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graham Wardceased 27/06/2024· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Anthony John Gilbertceased 27/06/2024· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr James Moyceased 27/06/2024· significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Unit 5 Hartlebury Trading Estate
Hartlebury
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY10 4JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MOBLEY, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-29
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Active
SIDDLE, Graham→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-09
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Active
VITAI, Attila→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOBLEY, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-09 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned
MOBLEY, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2009-10-09
Resigned
HARKCOM, David George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-04-29 · resigned 2016-06-20
Resigned
MOBLEY, Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned
MOY, John Lewington→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-06-22
Resigned
VITAI, Attila→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-11-21 · resigned 2012-11-20
Resigned
WARD, Graham→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Meif Wm Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Wm) Gp (One)
Meif Wm Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Wm) Gp (One) Limited
A registered charge—21/12/2023—
outstanding
Meif Wm Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Wm) Gp (One)
Meif Wm Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Maven Meif (Wm) Gp (One) Limited
A registered charge—18/12/2020—
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
A registered charge—16/12/2016—
satisfied
John Moy
Charge over account receivables and account funds1 property22/07/201121/03/2016
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited as Security Trustee
Debenture1 property23/10/200923/07/2011
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Recent filings (81 total)

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2026-05-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-27
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accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
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mortgage · MR01
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
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accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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2021-04-07