AIR CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10466362 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-07
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£-25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,746
Cash YoY
+79%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 79% YoY
Net Worth
-£26k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
-£31k-£22k-£13k-£3k£6k£15kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-25.7k£-31.5k
Current assets£15.5k
Cash£11.5k£6.4k
Debtors£4.0k
Net assets£-25.7k£-31.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2016-12-17
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-11-08
    SIXSMITH, Caroline Jane resigned
    director
  13. 2016-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR CONSULTANCY LTD
  14. 2016-11-07
    SIXSMITH, Martin Roy appointed
    director
  15. 2016-11-07
    SIXSMITH, Caroline Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Martin Roy Sixsmith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230

Registered office

34 Fletcher Drive Bowdon
Altrincham
WA14 3FZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SIXSMITH, Martin Roy
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-11-07
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Active
SIXSMITH, Caroline Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-07 · resigned 2016-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-09