ABSOLUTE ZERO AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED

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03243025 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-29
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.8k
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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 29.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,801
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,570 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£129
↑ 1.6% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£47k£58kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4.0k£21.4k
Current assets£58.5k£54.0k
Cash£129£127
Debtors£53.3k£48.9k
Net assets£3.8k£21.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-07-13
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    BRYANT, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-12-31
    ➕
    BRYANT, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    WORDEN, Robin David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    WORDEN, Robin David resigned
    director
  20. 2000-04-30
    ➖
    ANSELL, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-04-30
    ➕
    WORDEN, Robin David appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-07-01
    ➖
    WORDEN, Robin David resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-08-31
    ➕
    ANSELL, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-04-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 1996-09-17
    ➕
    WORDEN, Robin David appointed
    director
  26. 1996-09-07
    ➖
    JONES, Sian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-09-07
    ➖
    LEWIS, Nesta Margaret resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 1996-09-05
    ➕
    HURST, Stephen James appointed
    director
  29. 1996-09-05
    ➕
    WORDEN, Robin David appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE ZERO AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
  31. 1996-08-29
    ➕
    JONES, Sian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-08-29
    ➕
    LEWIS, Nesta Margaret appointed
    nominee-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 30 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 Stephen James Hurst
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

The Gatehouse
Gatehouse Way
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8DB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HURST, Stephen James→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANSELL, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-31 · resigned 2000-04-30
Resigned
BRYANT, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2010-07-13
Resigned
JONES, Sian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 1996-09-07
Resigned
WORDEN, Robin David→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-30 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
WORDEN, Robin David→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-05 · resigned 1999-07-01
Resigned
LEWIS, Nesta Margaret→
nominee-director · ~95y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 1996-09-07
Resigned
WORDEN, Robin David→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-09-17 · resigned 2006-12-31
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
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property24/04/1997—
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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-07