CLEAR AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13029925 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-18
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£-59.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £59,906
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Net Worth
-£60k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↑ 5701% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£94k-£63k-£33k-£2k£28k£59kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£47.9k£1.4k
Current assets£58.7k£1.0k
Cash£1.1k£1.0k
Debtors£57.6k
Net assets£-59.9k£-93.5k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-13
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  7. 2022-04-13
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  8. 2022-04-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLEAR AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  10. 2020-11-18
    ROWELL, Robert appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-11-18
    ROWELL, Robert Simon appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-11-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 68. 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-04-13: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Simon Rowell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30300 — SIC 30300

Registered office

44 Spinners Hollow
Ripponden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX6 4HY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROWELL, Robert
secretary · appointed 2020-11-18
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Active
ROWELL, Robert Simon
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-11-18
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-04-13
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-04-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-11-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-18