ADVANCED AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06263353 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-30

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

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£906

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £906

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,220 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£906

↓ 91% YoY

Current Assets

£53k

↓ 39% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£906	£31.1k
Current assets	£52.9k	£86.3k
Net assets	£906	£10.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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2025-06-13
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2024-06-30
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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accounts · AA
2019-03-27
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accounts · AA
2018-03-19
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accounts · AA
2017-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-01
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-13
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accounts · AA
2015-07-13
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annual-return · AR01
2014-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-15
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annual-return · AR01
2008-04-04
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DUGGAL, Sushma appointed
secretary
2008-04-03
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DUGGAL, Pradeep Kumar appointed
director
2008-04-03
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2007-05-30
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
2007-05-30
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
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2007-05-30
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2007-05-30
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Pradeep Kumar Duggal Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-05-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

37 Northumberland Avenue

Isleworth

Middlesex

TW7 5HZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-13

Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DUGGAL, Sushma→

secretary · appointed 2008-04-04

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Active

DUGGAL, Pradeep Kumar→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-04-03

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-30 · resigned 2007-05-30

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-30 · resigned 2008-04-03

Resigned

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