AIRPURE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £999.4k | £980.7k |
| Current assets | £3.02M | £2.68M |
| Cash | £63.9k | £214.0k |
| Debtors | £872.3k | £741.1k |
| Net assets | £995.4k | £976.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-04-05➕HOBSON, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-10-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-08-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-06-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-09-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-01-20➕KEELING, Robert Paul Ronan appointeddirector
- 2011-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2008-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRPURE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2008-11-17➕KEELING, Robert Paul Ronan appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-17➕KEELING, Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-11-17➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2008-11-17➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
cleanGroup structure
Keeling Property Holdings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Keeling Property Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/08/2014 | 10/10/2016 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 21/07/2011 | 11/06/2014 |