AMERICOLD SPALDING LTD
📉Decliningactive
06268764 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-05
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
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 9.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
97 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £904,024
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £904.0k | £2.78M |
| Average employees | 42 | 4900 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 auditors
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-23➖WELLS, Earl Jay resigneddirector
- 2026-01-29📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21➖VAN BERKEL, Frank resigneddirector
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➕MATES, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01➕VAN BERKEL, Frank appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31➖YUEN, Che Lup resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-01-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-15➕WELLS, Earl Jay appointeddirector
- 2024-01-12➖SMERNOFF, Marc Jason resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-10-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-05➕HARWELL, Nathan Hale appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-05➕HARWELL, Nathan Hale appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05➖SNYDER, JR, James Conrad resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-05➖SNYDER, JR, James Conrad resigneddirector
- 2023-08-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-09-30➕WINNALL, Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-09-30➖GILDEA, Elizabeth Margaret resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30➖KROES, Hans resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30➕YUEN, Che Lup appointeddirector
- 2021-06-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-05-28➖BOWMAN, Rita resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-28➖BOWMAN, Peter Andrew resigneddirector
- 2021-05-28➖BOWMAN, Rita resigneddirector
- 2021-05-05➕SNYDER, JR, James Conrad appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-05➕GILDEA, Elizabeth Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-05-05➕KROES, Hans appointeddirector
- 2021-05-05➕SMERNOFF, Marc Jason appointeddirector
- 2021-05-05➕SNYDER, JR, James Conrad appointeddirector
- 2017-05-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AMERICOLD SPALDING LTD
- 2007-06-05➕BOWMAN, Rita appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-05➕BOWMAN, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
Americold Holdings Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Americold Holdings Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AMERICOLD SPALDING LTD
This company · 06268764
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 |
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Americold Holdings Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/07/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Agro Merchants Holding Uk Limitedceased 28/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- T F Bowman & Son Limitedceased 12/07/2023· 75-100% voting
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
C/O Americold Whitchurch Ltd Shakespeare Way, Whitchurch Business Park
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 1LJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last: 2026-06-05
Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)
HARWELL, Nathan Hale→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-09-05
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HARWELL, Nathan Hale→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-05
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MATES, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-11-01
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WINNALL, Richard Charles→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-09-30
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BOWMAN, Rita→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2021-05-28
SNYDER, JR, James Conrad→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2023-09-05
BOWMAN, Peter Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2021-05-28
BOWMAN, Rita→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2021-05-28
GILDEA, Elizabeth Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2022-09-30
KROES, Hans→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2022-09-30
SMERNOFF, Marc Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2024-01-12
SNYDER, JR, James Conrad→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-05-05 · resigned 2023-09-05
VAN BERKEL, Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-01 · resigned 2025-05-21
WELLS, Earl Jay→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2026-02-23
YUEN, Che Lup→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-09-30 · resigned 2024-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/05/2017 | 05/06/2021 |
Recent filings (97 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-23