C.D.S. REFRIGERATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04541030 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-14
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  12. 2018-07-04
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  13. 2017-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-12-07
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    BARROWMAN, Kevin Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2012-12-07
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Iain Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-07
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-12-07
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Raymond resigned
    director
  21. 2005-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2002-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As C.D.S. REFRIGERATION LIMITED
  23. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-09-20
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-09-20
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    JOHNSON, Raymond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Patrick Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Kevin Ian Barrowman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

2 Upton Road
Birkenhead
CH41 0DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BARROWMAN, Kevin Ian→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Iain Patrick→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2012-12-07
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned
JOHNSON, Raymond→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2012-12-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/01/200522/03/2024

Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-18