ABSOLUTE COOLING TOWER SERVICES LTD
- · Oldest live charge 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Likely providing maintenance, repair, and refurbishment services for industrial cooling towers, including routine inspections, cleaning, mechanical servicing, and component replacement for commercial and industrial clients across the UK.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.9y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £131.7k | £104.8k |
| Current assets | £146.2k | £140.8k |
| Net assets | £122.7k | £93.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-01➕LEE, Norman Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-06-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE COOLING TOWER SERVICES LTD
- 2011-05-20➕LEE, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2011-05-20➕LEE, Carol appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Norman Anthony Lee Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Carol Lee Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/06/2011 | 19/07/2024 |