AIRGON TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14104291 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-12
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20160
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 22210SIC 22210
  • 28960SIC 28960
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£97k-£69k-£40k-£11k£17k£46kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£46.0k
Current assets—£45.6k
Cash—£5
Debtors—£2.1k
Net assets—£-97.1k
Average employees200—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-08-19
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Jonathan resigned
    director
  7. 2025-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2025-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2025-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-08-23
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  17. 2024-08-23
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  18. 2024-07-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2024-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2024-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-05-11
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  22. 2024-03-18
    ➖
    ROSS, Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2024-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-08-31
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  26. 2023-08-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2022-06-16
    ➕
    ROSS, Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2022-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRGON TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  29. 2022-05-12
    ➕
    BROWN, Mark David appointed
    director

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 66 — 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 66. 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Henry
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2022
Mr Mark David Brown
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Simon Rossceased 31/05/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20160 — SIC 20160

Registered office

55 Allerton Road
Woolton
Liverpool
L25 7RF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, Mark David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-06-16 · resigned 2024-03-18
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Jonathan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-05-11 · resigned 2025-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28