CONSTANT COOLING LIMITED

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02577782 · ltd · incorporated 1991-01-29
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
£895.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 29.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
122 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £895,390
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£350k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£895k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£220k£439k£659k£878k£1.1mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£905.6k£869.6k
Current assets£1.04M£1.10M
Cash£350.3k£718.8k
Debtors£669.4k£359.1k
Net assets£895.4k£865.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-12-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-10-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-08-09
    ➖
    ROGERS, Philip Antony resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-08-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-11
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2019-10-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    WILLSHER, Peter John resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2010-07-07
    ➖
    PARKER, Darren Gerald resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2010-03-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  24. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    PARKER, Darren Gerald appointed
    director
  25. 2000-01-04
    ➕
    ROGERS, Philip Antony appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-01-04
    ➖
    DAVIES, Maureen resigned
    director
  27. 1999-09-06
    ➕
    WILLSHER, Peter John appointed
    director
  28. 1999-04-15
    ➖
    ROGERS, Cathrine Jane resigned
    secretary
  29. 1999-04-15
    ➖
    ROGERS, Cathrine Jane resigned
    director
  30. 1999-02-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Cavkit Limited
  31. 1999-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 1998-07-24
    ➖
    TYSOE, Robert John Leonard resigned
    director
  33. 1998-07-02
    ➕
    DAVIES, Maureen appointed
    director
  34. 1998-03-04
    ➖
    DUDLEY, Neill Forester resigned
    director
  35. 1998-01-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  36. 1997-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  37. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    DUDLEY, Neill Forester appointed
    director
  38. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    TYSOE, Robert John Leonard appointed
    director
  39. 1994-07-19
    ➖
    TALLENTIRE, Godfrey resigned
    director
  40. 1992-02-12
    ➕
    ROGERS, Philip Antony appointed
    director
  41. 1992-02-12
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Sheila Mary resigned
    secretary
  42. 1992-02-12
    ➕
    ROGERS, Cathrine Jane appointed
    secretary
  43. 1992-02-12
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Keith Richard resigned
    director
  44. 1992-02-12
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Sheila Mary resigned
    director
  45. 1992-02-12
    ➕
    ROGERS, Cathrine Jane appointed
    director
  46. 1991-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONSTANT COOLING LIMITED
  47. 1991-01-29
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Sheila Mary appointed
    secretary
  48. 1991-01-29
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Keith Richard appointed
    director
  49. 1991-01-29
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Sheila Mary appointed
    director
  50. 1991-01-29
    ➕
    TALLENTIRE, Godfrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Antony Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

Cathrine House London Road
Sawston
Cambridge
CB22 3XE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

ROGERS, Philip Antony→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Sheila Mary→
secretary · appointed 1991-01-29 · resigned 1992-02-12
Resigned
ROGERS, Cathrine Jane→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1999-04-15
Resigned
ROGERS, Philip Antony→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-04 · resigned 2023-08-09
Resigned
ANDERSON, Keith Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 1991-01-29 · resigned 1992-02-12
Resigned
ANDERSON, Sheila Mary→
director · ~71y · appointed 1991-01-29 · resigned 1992-02-12
Resigned
DAVIES, Maureen→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-07-02 · resigned 2000-01-04
Resigned
DUDLEY, Neill Forester→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 1998-03-04
Resigned
PARKER, Darren Gerald→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-11 · resigned 2010-07-07
Resigned
ROGERS, Cathrine Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1999-04-15
Resigned
TALLENTIRE, Godfrey→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-01-29 · resigned 1994-07-19
Resigned
TYSOE, Robert John Leonard→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1998-07-24
Resigned
WILLSHER, Peter John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-09-06 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Mortgage debenture1 property29/03/2010—
satisfied
Cavkit
Cavkit Limited
Deed of deposit1 property08/02/199918/04/2013
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/01/199805/06/2010
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/01/199705/02/1999
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Recent filings (122 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06