AIRCON INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02738876 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-11

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£2.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,162

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,965 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 48% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£2.2k	£4.1k
Current assets	£8.0k	£9.9k
Net assets	£2.2k	£4.1k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

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2018-11-06
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2018-05-23
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2017-05-09
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2016-09-28
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2016-09-26
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HOOD, Robert William Mccrindle resigned
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2016-02-15
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2015-09-21
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2007-08-23
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MCCRINDLE, Robert William resigned
director
2007-07-23
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HOOD, Michelle Alexandra resigned
director
2007-07-16
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HOOD, David Mccrindle appointed
director
2007-07-16
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HOOD, Karen Joan appointed
director
2007-03-05
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HOOD, Robert William Mccrindle appointed
director
2007-03-05
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MCCRINDLE, Robert William appointed
director
2006-03-28
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HOOD, Karen Joan resigned
director
2006-03-28
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HOOD, Michelle Alexandra appointed
director
2005-07-12
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HOOD, David Mccrindle appointed
secretary
2005-07-12
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HOOD, Karen Joan resigned
secretary
2005-07-12
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HOOD, David Mccrindle resigned
director
1997-07-18
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SKELTON, Ronald Lawrence resigned
director
1996-06-26
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SKELTON, Ronald Lawrence appointed
director
1992-09-04
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HOOD, Karen Joan appointed
secretary
1992-09-04
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HOOD, Robert William Mc Crindle resigned
secretary
1992-09-04
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HOOD, David Mccrindle appointed
director
1992-08-11
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Company incorporated
As AIRCON INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
1992-08-11
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HOOD, Robert William Mc Crindle appointed
secretary
1992-08-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-08-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-08-11
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HOOD, Karen Joan appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Mccrindle Hood Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Joan Hood Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1992-08-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Dorset House Regent Park

Kingston Road

Leatherhead

Surrey

KT22 7PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HOOD, David Mccrindle→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-12

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Active

HOOD, David Mccrindle→

director · ~80y · appointed 2007-07-16

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Active

HOOD, Karen Joan→

director · ~78y · appointed 2007-07-16

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Active

HOOD, Karen Joan→

secretary · appointed 1992-09-04 · resigned 2005-07-12

Resigned

HOOD, Robert William Mc Crindle→

secretary · appointed 1992-08-11 · resigned 1992-09-04

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-11 · resigned 1992-08-11

Resigned

HOOD, David Mccrindle→

director · ~80y · appointed 1992-09-04 · resigned 2005-07-12

Resigned

HOOD, Karen Joan→

director · ~78y · appointed 1992-08-11 · resigned 2006-03-28

Resigned

HOOD, Michelle Alexandra→

director · ~54y · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2007-07-23

Resigned

HOOD, Robert William Mccrindle→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2016-09-26

Resigned

MCCRINDLE, Robert William→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2007-08-23

Resigned

SKELTON, Ronald Lawrence→

director · ~74y · appointed 1996-06-26 · resigned 1997-07-18

Resigned

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