AIREDALE COOLING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02588866 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-06
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35300SIC 35300
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.2y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-02
    ➕
    JACKSON, Anthony Colin appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-02
    ➖
    PIKUL, Edward resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Edward Pikul
  9. 2025-02-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2025-02-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2023-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-02-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2023-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-02-07
    ➖
    STEVENS, Charmaine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2023-02-07
    ➖
    KELLETT, Martin Alexander resigned
    director
  24. 2023-02-07
    ➕
    PIKUL, Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2023-02-07
    ➖
    STEVENS, Charmaine resigned
    director
  26. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2015-03-12
    ➖
    HARRISON, Simon resigned
    director
  29. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    HARRISON, Simon appointed
    director
  30. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    STEVENS, Charmaine appointed
    director
  31. 2014-05-23
    ➖
    WINTERSGILL, Derek resigned
    director
  32. 2008-01-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2006-04-30
    ➖
    FRASER, Ian Paul resigned
    director
  34. 2006-04-13
    ➖
    COTTERILL, Michael resigned
    secretary
  35. 2006-04-13
    ➕
    STEVENS, Charmaine appointed
    secretary
  36. 2005-07-04
    ➕
    COTTERILL, Michael appointed
    secretary
  37. 2005-07-01
    ➖
    TETLOW, Joan Selma resigned
    secretary
  38. 2000-04-21
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  39. 2000-04-21
    ➕
    TETLOW, Joan Selma appointed
    secretary
  40. 1995-05-01
    ➕
    FRASER, Ian Paul appointed
    director
  41. 1995-05-01
    ➕
    KELLETT, Martin Alexander appointed
    director
  42. 1991-05-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 1991-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AIREDALE COOLING SERVICES LIMITED
  44. 1991-03-06
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  45. 1991-03-06
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1991-03-06
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 1991-03-06
    ➕
    WINTERSGILL, Derek appointed
    director
  48. 1991-03-06
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 1991-03-06
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Ep Refrigeration Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ep Refrigeration Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AIREDALE COOLING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 02588866

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ep Refrigeration Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/02/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Martin Alexander Kellettceased 07/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Charmaine Stevensceased 07/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated1991-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Valley Works
Thorncliffe Road
Bradford
BD8 7DD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

JACKSON, Anthony Colin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COTTERILL, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-04 · resigned 2006-04-13
Resigned
HIGGINS, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-06 · resigned 2000-04-21
Resigned
STEVENS, Charmaine→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-13 · resigned 2023-02-07
Resigned
TETLOW, Joan Selma→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-21 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-06 · resigned 1991-03-06
Resigned
FRASER, Ian Paul→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 2006-04-30
Resigned
HARRISON, Simon→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2015-03-12
Resigned
KELLETT, Martin Alexander→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 2023-02-07
Resigned
PIKUL, Edward→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-02-07 · resigned 2025-04-02
Resigned
STEVENS, Charmaine→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2023-02-07
Resigned
WINTERSGILL, Derek→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-03-06 · resigned 2014-05-23
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-06 · resigned 1991-03-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Edward Pikul
A registered charge—02/04/2025—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/01/200828/02/2025
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property09/05/1991—
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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-16