AIRVIVE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11944908 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£614
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £614
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£614
↑ 1128% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £2.1k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £614 | £50 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-29➖FUSS, Calvin resigneddirector
- 2019-05-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRVIVE LIMITED
- 2019-04-13➕FUSS, Ahrlene appointeddirector
- 2019-04-13➕FUSS, Manfred George appointeddirector
- 2019-04-13➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-04-13➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-04-13➕FUSS, Calvin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Manfred George Fuss Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/04/2019 |
Mrs Ahrlene Fuss Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Calvin Fussceased 29/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
50 Queen Street
Ramsgate
Kent
CT11 9EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FUSS, Ahrlene→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FUSS, Manfred George→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-13 · resigned 2019-04-13
FUSS, Calvin→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2019-04-13 · resigned 2020-05-29
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-14