AIR TIGHTNESS TESTING & MEASUREMENT ASSOCIATION

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07885199 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-12-16
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£212.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 25 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
89 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £212,065

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£212k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£248k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£58k£117k£175k£234k£292kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£220.5k£230.3k
Current assets£247.6k£291.9k
Net assets£212.1k£211.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 7 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-04-25
    THOMAS, Helen appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-04-23
    MCKENNA, David resigned
    director
  4. 2026-04-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-26
    WELFARE, Kaye Fiona Jean appointed
    director
  6. 2026-02-26
    KNIGHTS, Christopher Leslie resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-26
    LANE, Andrew John resigned
    director
  8. 2026-02-26
    MITCHELL, Christopher resigned
    director
  9. 2026-02-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2026-02-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2026-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2026-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-02-24
    COPE, Barry Paul appointed
    director
  14. 2026-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-08-28
    PICKAVANCE, Hugh David resigned
    director
  18. 2025-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-06-30
    COPE, Barry Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2025-06-25
    MCKENNA, David appointed
    director
  21. 2025-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2024-11-19
    HALL, Fraser Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2024-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-11-01
    KNIGHTS, Christopher Leslie appointed
    director
  30. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  31. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  32. 2020-10-29
    GOODWIN, Colin John resigned
    director
  33. 2020-01-18
    COXON, Robert James resigned
    director
  34. 2020-01-18
    HARVIE-CLARK, Jack William resigned
    director
  35. 2020-01-18
    MCKENNA, David resigned
    director
  36. 2020-01-18
    MITCHELL, James Bernard resigned
    director
  37. 2020-01-18
    SCRIVENER, Rhys Michael resigned
    director
  38. 2019-08-15
    GOODWIN, Colin John appointed
    director
  39. 2019-07-22
    HARDACRE, Eian Clark resigned
    director
  40. 2019-04-01
    COPE, Barry Paul appointed
    director
  41. 2017-08-10
    SCRIVENER, Rhys Michael appointed
    director
  42. 2017-04-19
    WESTGATE, Stephen Edgar resigned
    director
  43. 2016-04-07
    HALL, Fraser Andrew appointed
    director
  44. 2016-02-01
    DONALD, Nicholas Cameron resigned
    director
  45. 2015-07-06
    CHEESEMAN, Benjamin resigned
    director
  46. 2015-07-06
    REEVE, David Andrew resigned
    director
  47. 2015-02-05
    CHEESEMAN, Benjamin appointed
    director
  48. 2015-02-05
    CLOSS, Stephen Gordon resigned
    director
  49. 2015-02-05
    DONALD, Nicholas Cameron appointed
    director
  50. 2015-02-05
    GROMOFF, Andrew Nicholas resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
6 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COPE, Barry Paul resigned 2025-06-30; KNIGHTS, Christopher Leslie resigned 2026-02-26; LANE, Andrew John resigned 2026-02-26

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Unit 3 Tannery Road
Loudwater
HP13 7EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (3 active · 23 resigned)

THOMAS, Helen
secretary · appointed 2026-04-25
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Active
COPE, Barry Paul
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-02-24
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Active
WELFARE, Kaye Fiona Jean
director · ~66y · appointed 2026-02-26
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Active
CHEESEMAN, Benjamin
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2015-07-06
Resigned
CHEESEMAN, Benjamin
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
CLOSS, Stephen Gordon
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2015-02-05
Resigned
COPE, Barry Paul
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
COXON, Robert James
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2020-01-18
Resigned
DONALD, Nicholas Cameron
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
GOODWIN, Colin John
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2020-10-29
Resigned
GROMOFF, Andrew Nicholas
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2015-02-05
Resigned
HALL, Fraser Andrew
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-07 · resigned 2024-11-19
Resigned
HARDACRE, Eian Clark
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2019-07-22
Resigned
HARVIE-CLARK, Jack William
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2020-01-18
Resigned
KEANE, Andrew Michael
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2015-02-05
Resigned
KNIGHTS, Christopher Leslie
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-11-01 · resigned 2026-02-26
Resigned
LANE, Andrew John
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2026-02-26
Resigned
MCKENNA, David
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-06-25 · resigned 2026-04-23
Resigned
MCKENNA, David
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2020-01-18
Resigned
MITCHELL, Christopher
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2026-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16