A.C. AIRCONDITIONING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01609462 · ltd · incorporated 1982-01-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-07-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-02-27
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    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-03-06
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    FISHER, Jane Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-03-06
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    AQUILINA, David appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-06
    ➕
    FISHER, Jane Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-06
    ➖
    PETZIL CONSULTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-03-06
    ➖
    OGDEN, Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2011-05-02
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    FISHER, Jane Margaret resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-05-02
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    PETZIL CONSULTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-05-02
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    AQUILINA, David resigned
    director
  25. 2011-05-02
    ➕
    OGDEN, Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2007-01-22
    ➕
    AQUILINA, David appointed
    director
  27. 2007-01-22
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    PILGRIM, Gregory Howard resigned
    director
  28. 2002-08-01
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    FISHER, Jane Margaret appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    PILGRIM, Gregory Howard resigned
    secretary
  30. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    JAMES, Peter Nathan, Mr. resigned
    director
  31. 1993-09-29
    ➖
    HOWELLS, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  32. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    PILGRIM, Gregory Howard appointed
    secretary
  33. 1992-01-07
    ➖
    CROSBY, Michael Christopher resigned
    director
  34. 1982-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C. AIRCONDITIONING LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Aquilina
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jane Margaret Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1982-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Ground Floor Office Old Crown House
18 Market Street
Wotton-Under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 7AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

FISHER, Jane Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AQUILINA, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISHER, Jane Margaret→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FISHER, Jane Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2011-05-02
Resigned
HOWELLS, Maureen→
secretary · resigned 1993-09-29
Resigned
PILGRIM, Gregory Howard→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
PETZIL CONSULTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-02 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned
AQUILINA, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-01-22 · resigned 2011-05-02
Resigned
CROSBY, Michael Christopher→
director · ~72y · resigned 1992-01-07
Resigned
JAMES, Peter Nathan, Mr.→
director · ~84y · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
OGDEN, Anthony→
director · ~97y · appointed 2011-05-02 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned
PILGRIM, Gregory Howard→
director · ~74y · resigned 2007-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-22
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01