ACCLIMATISE AIRCONDITIONING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02787090 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£56.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,702

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£57k
Current Assets
£99k
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£99kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£68.4k—
Current assets£99.4k—
Debtors£11.6k—
Net assets£56.7k—
Average employees—600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-24
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2022-06-29
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  5. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-04-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-08-13
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    mortgage · MR05
  10. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-31
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    KELSEY, Roy resigned
    director
  17. 2014-08-13
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    KELSEY, Gita appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-08-12
    ➖
    KELSEY, Howard William resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    BUDD, Mathew resigned
    director
  20. 2007-08-31
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    KELSEY, Howard William appointed
    director
  21. 2007-08-31
    ➕
    BUDD, Mathew appointed
    director
  22. 2002-02-12
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    KELSEY, Vivian Margaret resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-02-12
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    KELSEY, Vivian Margaret resigned
    director
  24. 2002-01-12
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    KELSEY, Howard William appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1993-06-09
    ➕
    KELSEY, Vivian Margaret appointed
    secretary
  27. 1993-06-09
    ➖
    SCHUPKE, Sally Ann resigned
    secretary
  28. 1993-06-09
    ➕
    KELSEY, Roy appointed
    director
  29. 1993-06-09
    ➕
    KELSEY, Vivian Margaret appointed
    director
  30. 1993-06-09
    ➖
    SCHUPKE, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  31. 1993-06-09
    ➖
    INTERMARK (GUILDFORD) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 1993-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCLIMATISE AIRCONDITIONING LIMITED
  33. 1993-02-05
    ➕
    SCHUPKE, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-02-05
    ➕
    SCHUPKE, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  35. 1993-02-05
    ➕
    INTERMARK (GUILDFORD) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Howard William Kelsey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

16 Enterprise Industrial Estate, Station Road West
Ash Vale
Surrey
GU12 5QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KELSEY, Gita→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-13
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Active
KELSEY, Howard William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-31
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Active
KELSEY, Howard William→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-12 · resigned 2014-08-12
Resigned
KELSEY, Vivian Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 2002-02-12
Resigned
SCHUPKE, Sally Ann→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-05 · resigned 1993-06-09
Resigned
BUDD, Mathew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
KELSEY, Roy→
director · ~84y · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
KELSEY, Vivian Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 2002-02-12
Resigned
SCHUPKE, Sally Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-02-05 · resigned 1993-06-09
Resigned
INTERMARK (GUILDFORD) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1993-02-05 · resigned 1993-06-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property24/09/2001—
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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-09-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14