AIREDALE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LTD
💤Zombieactive
07785115 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-23
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-10➕AYRES, Philip William appointeddirector
- 2023-10-10➖PEARSON, Elizabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-12-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mercury Asset Finance Limited
- 2017-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-12➖AYRES, Philip William resigneddirector
- 2017-10-12➕PEARSON, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AIREDALE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS LTD
- 2011-09-23➕AYRES, Philip William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Philip William Ayres Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
3a Harrogate Road
Rawdon
Leeds
LS19 6HW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
AYRES, Philip William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-10-10
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AYRES, Philip William→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-09-23 · resigned 2017-10-12
PEARSON, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-10-12 · resigned 2023-10-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mercury Asset Finance Mercury Asset Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/12/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-31