AIRFIELD RESEARCH GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

08931493 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-03-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Archives activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-26
➖
HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen resigned
director
2025-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-16
➖
FRANCIS, Paul resigned
director
2025-03-08
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WRIGHT, Jayne resigned
director
2025-03-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
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BELLAMY, Paul George resigned
director
2023-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-10
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GILBY, John Charles appointed
director
2021-10-10
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WRIGHT, Jayne appointed
director
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-08
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BOTFIELD, Sarah Jayne appointed
director
2019-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-03
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BELLAMY, Paul George appointed
director
2017-09-03
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HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen appointed
director
2017-09-03
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RYAN, Noel John resigned
director
2016-10-09
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HOWARTH, Peter James appointed
secretary
2016-10-09
➖
MORLEY, Dietmar Allen resigned
secretary
2016-01-31
➖
FLAGG, Richard Eric resigned
director
2016-01-18
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RYAN, Noel John appointed
director
2015-02-20
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RYAN, Noel John resigned
director
2014-12-14
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PERCY, Christopher David resigned
director
2014-03-10
🏢
Company incorporated
As AIRFIELD RESEARCH GROUP LTD
2014-03-10
➕
BRICE, Norman Richard appointed
director
2014-03-10
➕
HOWARTH, Peter James appointed
director
2014-03-10
➕
MORLEY, Dietmar Allen appointed
secretary
2014-03-10
➕
FLAGG, Richard Eric appointed
director
2014-03-10
➕
FRANCIS, Paul appointed
director
2014-03-10
➕
PERCY, Christopher David appointed
director
2014-03-10
➕
RYAN, Noel John appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FRANCIS, Paul resigned 2025-07-16; HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen resigned 2026-05-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter James Howarth Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

Building 209 Alconbury Weald

Alconbury

Huntingdon

PE28 4WA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

HOWARTH, Peter James→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-09

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Active

BOTFIELD, Sarah Jayne→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-08

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Active

BRICE, Norman Richard→

director · ~80y · appointed 2014-03-10

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Active

GILBY, John Charles→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-10-10

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Active

HOWARTH, Peter James→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-10

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Active

MORLEY, Dietmar Allen→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2016-10-09

Resigned

BELLAMY, Paul George→

director · ~52y · appointed 2017-09-03 · resigned 2024-01-15

Resigned

FLAGG, Richard Eric→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2016-01-31

Resigned

FRANCIS, Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2025-07-16

Resigned

HAWLEY, Jeffrey Allen→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-03 · resigned 2026-05-26

Resigned

PERCY, Christopher David→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2014-12-14

Resigned

RYAN, Noel John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-01-18 · resigned 2017-09-03

Resigned

RYAN, Noel John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2015-02-20

Resigned

WRIGHT, Jayne→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-10-10 · resigned 2025-03-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-06-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-03-12