AIRKOOL CONTRACTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03550902 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.4y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £335,895
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £335.9k | — |
| Average employees | 64 | 5100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-07-15➖DAWSON, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2010-07-12➕DAWSON, Richard Peter appointeddirector
- 2010-07-12➕DAWSON, Wayne Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-04-30➕DAWSON, Wayne Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-30➖DAWSON, Wendy resignedsecretary
- 1998-05-21➕DAWSON, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-21➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-05-21➕DAWSON, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 1998-05-21➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRKOOL CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 1998-04-22➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-04-22➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Airkool Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Airkool Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AIRKOOL CONTRACTS LIMITED
This company · 03550902
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airkool Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/04/2017 |
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
6 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
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Strickland Street
Strickland Street
Hull
HU3 4AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
DAWSON, Wayne Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAWSON, Richard Peter→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAWSON, Wayne Andrew→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAWSON, Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-05-21 · resigned 2006-04-30
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 1998-05-21
DAWSON, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-05-21 · resigned 2010-07-15
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 1998-05-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/02/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (80 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-13