AIR QUALITY & SAFETY CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC632432 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-408
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
23 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £408
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
-£408
↑ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£721£585£2k£3k£5kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-408£-2.0k
Current assets£4.5k£2.9k
Cash£4.5k£2.9k
Net assets£-408£-2.0k

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-05-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-05-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-05-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-06-03
    WESTHEAD, Elizabeth Penelope appointed
    director
  17. 2020-06-03
    TRACEY, Stephanie resigned
    director
  18. 2020-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIR QUALITY & SAFETY CONSULTING LTD
  20. 2019-06-04
    TRACEY, Stephanie appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Gwenaelle Verbecque
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares04/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WESTHEAD, Elizabeth Penelope
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-06-03
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Active
TRACEY, Stephanie
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2020-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13