ALCOOL AIR CONDITIONING LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (85/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-18 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £3.3k |
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ALCOOL AIR CONDITIONING LTD
- 2010-11-29➕LYNCH, Kay Linda appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-29➕LYNCH, Andrew Owen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Lynch Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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