EAST KIRKBY REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04042176 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-24
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 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£14.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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 (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £14,762
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,362 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£15k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.7k | £34.7k |
| Current assets | £62.9k | £50.2k |
| Net assets | £14.8k | £20.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-02➕SMALLEY, Hayden appointeddirector
- 2025-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-21➖SMALLEY, Fiona resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-01➕SMALLEY, Fiona appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-01➖SMALLEY, Jason resignedsecretary
- 2011-12-31➖SMALLEY, Terrance Ronald resigneddirector
- 2006-06-20➖GILBERT, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2006-06-20➕SMALLEY, Terrance Ronald appointeddirector
- 2001-08-01➕GILBERT, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2001-05-25➖SMALLEY, Terence Ronald resigneddirector
- 2001-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST KIRKBY REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
- 2000-07-24➕SMALLEY, Jason appointeddirector
- 2000-07-24➕SMALLEY, Jason appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-24➕SMALLEY, Terence Ronald appointeddirector
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Smalley Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 07/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jason Smalleyceased 07/07/2023· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
Unit 7 Nursery Road Industrial Estate
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7TN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
SMALLEY, Hayden→
Activedirector · ~18y · appointed 2025-10-02
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SMALLEY, Jason→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2000-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMALLEY, Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2025-08-21
SMALLEY, Jason→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-24 · resigned 2013-01-01
GILBERT, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2006-06-20
SMALLEY, Terence Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-07-24 · resigned 2001-05-25
SMALLEY, Terrance Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2011-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/02/2001 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-16