AIRPONIX LTD

🌳Matureactive
09256154 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-03
    ➖
    MACKIE, Darren John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-28
    ➖
    HOLLINGSWORTH, Simon resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-25
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Anthony Charles resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-08-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-07-09
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    TROTTER, Timothy Hugh Southcombe resigned
    director
  17. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    SAUNDERS, Nicholas Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2024-06-17
    ➕
    HOLLINGSWORTH, Simon appointed
    director
  19. 2024-06-17
    ➕
    MACKIE, Darren John appointed
    director
  20. 2024-06-17
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2022-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-08-01
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    TROTTER, Timothy Hugh Southcombe appointed
    director
  26. 2022-07-31
    ➖
    RENTON, Tony resigned
    director
  27. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2022-01-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  29. 2021-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  30. 2018-10-25
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Nicholas Edward appointed
    director
  31. 2018-01-10
    ➕
    MORTON, Charlotte Rebecca appointed
    director
  32. 2018-01-10
    ➕
    RENTON, Tony appointed
    director
  33. 2015-04-22
    ➕
    RUGGIER, Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2015-04-22
    ➖
    PREWER, Mr John Russell resigned
    director
  35. 2014-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRPONIX LTD
  36. 2014-10-09
    ➕
    PREWER, Mr John Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: HOLLINGSWORTH, Simon resigned 2025-07-28; MACKIE, Darren John resigned 2025-09-03; ROBERTS, Anthony Charles resigned 2025-07-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Ruggier
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Russell Prewerceased 11/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Niab, Barn4, Park Farm,
Villa Road, Histon
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB24 9NZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MORTON, Charlotte Rebecca→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUGGIER, Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLLINGSWORTH, Simon→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-06-17 · resigned 2025-07-28
Resigned
MACKIE, Darren John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-06-17 · resigned 2025-09-03
Resigned
PREWER, Mr John Russell→
director · ~87y · appointed 2014-10-09 · resigned 2015-04-22
Resigned
RENTON, Tony→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-01-10 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Anthony Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-06-17 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Nicholas Edward→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-25 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
TROTTER, Timothy Hugh Southcombe→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2024-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-28