AIREDALE ESCALATOR SERVICES LIMITED
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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.91M | £1.63M |
| Current assets | £1.73M | £1.50M |
| Cash | £411.5k | £76.2k |
| Debtors | £885.4k | £1.15M |
| Net assets | £1.72M | £1.47M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-09-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-31➖BRAMMAH, Karl Nigel resigneddirector
- 2014-02-25➕BRAMMAH, Karl Nigel appointeddirector
- 2013-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AIREDALE ESCALATOR SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-11-12➕HARRISON, David John Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-11-12➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-11-12➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Airedale Escalator Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airedale Escalator Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David John Richard Harrisonceased 27/03/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2023 | — |