AIR FOR LIFE UK LTD
🚨Distressedactive
10760880 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-09
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-294.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27510
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46439SIC 46439
- 46480SIC 46480
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (0 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £294,058
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
Net Worth
-£294k
Current Assets
£203k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.35M |
| Current assets | £202.8k |
| Cash | £11.0k |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £-294.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-07➖VITALE, Jay resigneddirector
- 2025-06-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-18➖VITALE, Sunita resigneddirector
- 2024-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fse Meif LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Meif Gp LTD
- 2023-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-01➕VITALE, Sunita appointeddirector
- 2022-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-22➖HARJI, Sunita Manoj resignedsecretary
- 2022-10-22➖VITALE, Kalu resigneddirector
- 2022-09-19➕HARJI, Sunita Manoj appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-05➕VITALE, Jay appointeddirector
- 2022-05-24➖HARJI, Sunita resigneddirector
- 2022-04-21➖VITALE, Jay resigneddirector
- 2022-04-16➕HARJI, Sunita appointeddirector
- 2022-03-29➕VITALE, Jay appointeddirector
- 2022-03-21➖VITALE, Jay resigneddirector
- 2020-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2019-02-01➕VITALE, Kalu appointeddirector
- 2017-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AIR FOR LIFE UK LTD
- 2017-05-09➕VITALE, Jay appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
3 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-14
No active directors on record
highCompany is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27510 — SIC 27510
Registered office
Unit 403 Milton Keynes Business Centre
Linford Wood
Milton Keynes
MK14 6GD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-28
Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)
HARJI, Sunita Manoj→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-09-19 · resigned 2022-10-22
HARJI, Sunita→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-16 · resigned 2022-05-24
VITALE, Jay→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-06-05 · resigned 2025-10-07
VITALE, Jay→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-03-29 · resigned 2022-04-21
VITALE, Jay→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2022-03-21
VITALE, Kalu→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2022-10-22
VITALE, Sunita→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2024-09-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Fse Meif LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Meif Gp Fse Meif LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Meif Gp LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/08/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/11/2019 | 31/03/2020 |
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Recent filings (61 total)
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30