AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE SERVICES (U.K.) LTD

🌳Matureactive
04828785 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-10
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 22.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,457
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,127 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£41k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£121kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£64.3k£68.1k
Current assets£117.8k£121.4k
Net assets£41.5k£46.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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  3. 2024-04-26
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  4. 2023-12-22
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  5. 2022-12-20
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  6. 2021-12-04
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  7. 2020-12-08
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  8. 2019-12-18
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  9. 2018-12-11
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  10. 2017-12-20
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  11. 2017-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-02-17
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    JACKSON, Anthony Joseph resigned
    director
  17. 2013-10-01
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    BOWDEN, Jill Margaret, Mrs. appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-01
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    JACKSON, Anthony Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2013-05-01
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    JACKSON, Anthony Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-30
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    BOWDEN, Jill Margaret appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-04-30
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    BOWDEN, Helen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-04-30
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    BOWDEN, John Richard, Mr. resigned
    director
  23. 2011-09-01
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    JACKSON, Anthony Joseph appointed
    director
  24. 2011-07-15
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    BOWDEN, John Richard, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2011-04-30
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    BOWDEN, John Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2003-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2003-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE SERVICES (U.K.) LTD
  28. 2003-07-10
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    BOWDEN, Lee, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    BOWDEN, Helen appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    BOWDEN, John Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mrs. Jill Margaret Bowden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/08/2016
Mr. Lee Bowden
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/08/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 18 Orion Way
Orion Business Park
North Shields
NE29 7SN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BOWDEN, Jill Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-30
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Active
BOWDEN, Jill Margaret, Mrs.→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-10-01
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Active
BOWDEN, Lee, Mr.→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-07-10
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Active
BOWDEN, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
BOWDEN, John Richard, Mr.→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-07-15 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
BOWDEN, John Richard→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
JACKSON, Anthony Joseph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2014-02-17
Resigned
JACKSON, Anthony Joseph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/09/2003—
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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-09