AIR PRESSURE SOLUTIONS LTD

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08773250 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-13
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 11.1y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees500400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2022-11-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited
  6. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Pulse Cashflow Finance (Mk) Limited
  9. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-05-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Calverton Finance LTD
  15. 2018-04-26
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    capital · SH06
  16. 2018-04-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-16
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-05-08
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    BOLTON, Neil David resigned
    director
  21. 2015-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
  22. 2015-01-09
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    BRENNAN, Abigail Elisabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-05
    ➕
    BRENNAN, Abigail Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-01-05
    ➕
    BOLTON, Neil David appointed
    director
  25. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    BRENNAN, Sophie Eleanor, Mis resigned
    director
  26. 2014-07-28
    ➕
    BRENNAN, Sophie Eleanor, Mis appointed
    director
  27. 2014-07-28
    ➖
    COXON, Paul Antony resigned
    director
  28. 2014-07-03
    ➖
    BRENNAN, Abigail Elisabeth resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-03
    ➕
    COXON, Paul Antony appointed
    director
  30. 2014-04-10
    ➖
    COXON, Paul Antony resigned
    director
  31. 2014-03-12
    ➕
    BRENNAN, Abigail Elisabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2013-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR PRESSURE SOLUTIONS LTD
  33. 2013-11-13
    ➕
    COXON, Paul Antony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Abigail Elizabeth Brennan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

The Granary Filston Farm
Filston Lane
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 5JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BRENNAN, Abigail Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRENNAN, Abigail Elisabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOLTON, Neil David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-05 · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned
BRENNAN, Abigail Elisabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-03-12 · resigned 2014-07-03
Resigned
BRENNAN, Sophie Eleanor, Mis→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
COXON, Paul Antony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-03 · resigned 2014-07-28
Resigned
COXON, Paul Antony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-13 · resigned 2014-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ecapital Commercial Finance
Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—23/11/2022—
outstanding
Pulse Cashflow Finance (Mk)
Pulse Cashflow Finance (Mk) Limited
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
outstanding
Calverton Finance
Calverton Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property22/05/2018—
outstanding
Ultimate Invoice Finance
Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge8 properties30/04/2015—
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15