AIRFLOW STREAMLINES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08443326 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-13
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£152.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £152,080

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£169k
Net Worth
£152k
Current Assets
£289k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£252.1k
Current assets£289.2k
Cash£169.3k
Debtors£94.9k
Net assets£152.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-04-10
    WESTLEY, Richard Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-10
    WILKEY, Richard Geraint resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRFLOW STREAMLINES LIMITED
  20. 2013-03-13
    WILKEY, Richard Geraint appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Alan Westley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 1 Bellman Gate Holcot Lane
Sywell
Northampton
NN6 0BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WESTLEY, Richard Alan
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-10
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Active
WILKEY, Richard Geraint
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-13 · resigned 2014-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23