AIR TECHNIQUE BEDFORD LIMITED

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07141407 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£803.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £803,881
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,687 YoY
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£538k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
£804k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£932k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£208k£416k£624k£832k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£827.1k£851.5k
Current assets£932.2k£1.04M
Cash£538.2k£593.5k
Debtors£394.0k£446.7k
Net assets£803.9k£815.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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  2. 2024-12-06
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2023-02-24
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  5. 2023-02-24
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  6. 2022-12-02
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  7. 2021-12-17
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  8. 2020-10-19
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  9. 2019-11-27
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  10. 2018-11-06
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  11. 2017-11-20
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  12. 2016-11-29
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  13. 2016-09-07
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  14. 2016-05-16
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  15. 2015-11-18
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  16. 2013-07-25
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    ALEXANDER, Neil resigned
    director
  17. 2010-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR TECHNIQUE BEDFORD LIMITED
  18. 2010-01-31
    ➕
    INDIGO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-01-31
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2010-01-31
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Kensworth Gate
200-204 High Street South
Dunstable
Beds
LU6 3HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

INDIGO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-31
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Active
ALEXANDER, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-31
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Active
ALEXANDER, Neil→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-01-31 · resigned 2013-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
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accounts · AA
2026-03-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
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accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21