GLOBAL VENTILATION LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
- 2015-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBAL VENTILATION LTD
- 2015-12-22➕GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-12-22➕JENSEN, Lars Knosgaard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Astrid Katharina Berndt Individual · Danish · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Romeo Fund- Flexi, Represented By Ifm Independant Fund Management Agceased 26/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Lars Knosgaard Jensenceased 26/10/2018· 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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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/07/2017 | — |