PANASONIC HEATING & VENTILATION AIR-CONDITIONING UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
02371708 · ltd · incorporated 1989-04-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 36.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 36.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (7 active, 31 linked, 25 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
160 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2025-11-03
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-03
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-09-15
    LANGFORD, Michael appointed
    secretary
  6. 2025-09-15
    LANGFORD, Michael appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-15
    KELLETT, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-09-15
    KELLETT, Peter John resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-07-01
    ISHIMURA, Yoshiharu appointed
    director
  11. 2025-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-06-30
    HARA, Daisuke resigned
    director
  14. 2025-04-01
    FUKUNAGA, Toshikatsu appointed
    director
  15. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-03-31
    KOMATSUBARA, Hiroshi resigned
    director
  18. 2025-02-18
    ELLIOTT, Julie Anne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2025-02-18
    KELLETT, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2025-02-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2025-02-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2024-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2024-10-09
    VAN KEMPEN, Cornelis Johannes Jozef appointed
    director
  26. 2024-10-09
    KELLETT, Peter John appointed
    director
  27. 2024-09-30
    TAMURA, Shogo resigned
    director
  28. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2024-02-02
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  30. 2024-02-02
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  31. 2023-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  32. 2023-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2023-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  34. 2023-04-01
    KOMATSUBARA, Hiroshi appointed
    director
  35. 2023-04-01
    TAKADA, Tomohito resigned
    director
  36. 2023-01-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  37. 2023-01-03
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  38. 2022-10-01
    ELLIOTT, Julie Anne appointed
    secretary
  39. 2022-10-01
    YOUNG, Timothy Francis resigned
    secretary
  40. 2022-10-01
    YOUNG, Timothy Francis resigned
    director
  41. 2022-04-01
    HARA, Daisuke appointed
    director
  42. 2022-04-01
    TAKADA, Tomohito appointed
    director
  43. 2022-04-01
    TAMURA, Shogo appointed
    director
  44. 2022-03-31
    BETORZ MARTINEZ, Josep resigned
    director
  45. 2022-03-26
    ARIZONO, Masaki resigned
    director
  46. 2020-09-28
    ALVES, Jose-Manuel appointed
    director
  47. 2020-09-28
    ARMAOS, Alfredos Marios resigned
    director
  48. 2020-09-28
    BETORZ MARTINEZ, Josep appointed
    director
  49. 2020-09-28
    HIROTA, Yuji resigned
    director
  50. 2020-09-28
    KUROMAKI, Yoshihiro resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KELLETT, Peter John resigned 2025-09-15; KELLETT, Peter John resigned 2025-09-15

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Panasonic Europe Bv
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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Panasonic Europe Ltd
Corporate parent · board control
PANASONIC HEATING & VENTILATION AIR-CONDITIONING UK LTD
This company · 02371708

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Panasonic Europe Bv
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/10/2018
Panasonic Europe Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control01/09/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Pollyanne Mcconachieceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Martin William Michaelsonceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1989-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

Ground Floor, Building 3 Albany Place
Hyde Way
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 3BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (7 active · 24 resigned)

LANGFORD, Michael
secretary · appointed 2025-09-15
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ALVES, Jose-Manuel
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-09-28
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Active
FUKUNAGA, Toshikatsu
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
ISHIMURA, Yoshiharu
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
LANGFORD, Michael
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
VAN KEMPEN, Cornelis Johannes Jozef
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-10-09
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Active
VILAMITJANA PEREZ, Enrique
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-04-01
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Active
ELLIOTT, Julie Anne
secretary · appointed 2022-10-01 · resigned 2025-02-18
Resigned
KELLETT, Peter John
secretary · appointed 2025-02-18 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned
MCCONACHIE, Pollyanne
secretary · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
MICHAELSON, Martin William
secretary · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
YOUNG, Timothy Francis
secretary · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
ARIZONO, Masaki
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-07 · resigned 2022-03-26
Resigned
ARMAOS, Alfredos Marios
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-09-19 · resigned 2020-09-28
Resigned
BETORZ MARTINEZ, Josep
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-09-28 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
COURT, Paul Alan
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
HARA, Daisuke
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
HIROTA, Yuji
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2020-09-28
Resigned
KELLETT, Peter John
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-09 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned
KOMATSUBARA, Hiroshi
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/02/199014/07/2011

Recent filings (160 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-10