AIRCOOLTECH LTD

🌳Matureactive
07556476 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-08
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£16.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,363

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£45.4k
Current assets£5.8k
Net assets£16.4k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-14
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    KIM, Hak Jae appointed
    director
  15. 2016-01-13
    ➖
    KIM, Hak Jae resigned
    secretary
  16. 2012-07-02
    ➕
    KIM, Hak Jae appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-04-08
    ➕
    LEE, Kyung Jin appointed
    director
  18. 2011-04-08
    ➖
    LEE, Hye Sook resigned
    director
  19. 2011-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRCOOLTECH LTD
  20. 2011-03-08
    ➕
    LEE, Hye Sook appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hak Jae Kim
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Suite 13, Fitzroy House,1st Floor
Lynwood Drive
Worcester Park
KT4 7AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KIM, Hak Jae→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Kyung Jin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIM, Hak Jae→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-02 · resigned 2016-01-13
Resigned
LEE, Hye Sook→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2011-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10