ALPHA AIR VENTILATION SUPPLIES LIMITED

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08447300 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-15
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 2024
Net worth
£714.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46740SIC 46740
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £714,785
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£770k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£715k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£315k£629k£944k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£841.9k£900.6k
Current assets£1.24M£1.57M
Cash£770.4k£513.5k
Debtors£448.1k£1.04M
Net assets£714.8k£710.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-19
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2017-11-01
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  13. 2017-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-31
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    PATEL, Ashwin resigned
    director
  17. 2016-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    PRICE, Darrell Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA AIR VENTILATION SUPPLIES LIMITED
  20. 2013-03-15
    ➕
    HERBERT, Mark Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-15
    ➕
    PATEL, Ashwin appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-15
    ➕
    PRICE, Darrell Christopher 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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Richard Herbert
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Louise Herbert
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Granville Hall
Granville Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HERBERT, Mark Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Ashwin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-15 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
PRICE, Darrell Christopher→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-15 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—28/01/2016—
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30