AUTO AIR CONDITIONING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03477627 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-08
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£91.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,183
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,194 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£91k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£81k£101kDec 2024Dec 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£91.2k£115.3k
Current assets£98.9k£100.2k
Net assets£91.2k£101.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-06
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2006-12-01
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Rebecca appointed
    secretary
  15. 2006-12-01
    ➖
    HARRISON, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  16. 2006-12-01
    ➖
    HARRISON, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  17. 2000-10-04
    ➖
    HARRISON, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-10-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  19. 1997-12-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTO AIR CONDITIONING LTD.
  20. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    SOAMES, Gary Robert appointed
    director
  21. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    HARRISON, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-12-08
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    HARRISON, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  25. 1997-12-08
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1997-12-08
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Gary Robert Soames
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/06/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · SW postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AP CAR WASH LTD→
16852766 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AUTOCENTRE SOUTH LIMITED→
05069633 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————22y——
AUTOPEDIA UK LIMITED→
16460276 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AVR 2013 LIMITED→
08403566 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
AWA TRADE LTD→
12000579 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AYAN AUTO SERVICES LTD→
12718763 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AYESHA MULTIPLE BUSINESS LTD→
09561070 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
AYSARE CLASSICS LIMITED→
09458782 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
AYUB AUTO REPAIR LIMITED→
14602241 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
B A AUTOS & PARTS LTD→
15071029 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
B M G SCOOTERS LIMITED→
04795240 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
B-LINE CAR SALES LTD→
16043177 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

12 Northfields Prospect
Putney Bridge Road
London
SW18 1PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Rebecca→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOAMES, Gary Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2000-10-04
Resigned
HARRISON, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 1997-12-08
Resigned
HARRISON, Jacqueline→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 1997-12-08
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30