AIRE WHARFE DAB LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15308335 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £5,010

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£-5.0k
Debtors£10
Net assets£-5.0k

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

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRE WHARFE DAB LTD
  7. 2023-11-24
    ADAMS, David Charles appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-24
    PARMAR, Rajan appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-24
    PARMAR, Usha Devi appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-24
    RHODES, Stephen appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Drystone Radio Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Drystone Radio Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
AIRE WHARFE DAB LTD
This company · 15308335

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Drystone Radio Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control24/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

28 Prescott Street
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 2LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, David Charles
director · ~83y · appointed 2023-11-24
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Active
PARMAR, Rajan
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-24
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Active
PARMAR, Usha Devi
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-11-24
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Active
RHODES, Stephen
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-24
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-24