COOL PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08192445 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-31➖HAGGERTY, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2014-04-17➖SUMMERSELL, Paul resigneddirector
- 2012-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs COOL PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
- 2012-08-28➕ROSS, Peter Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2012-08-28➕HAGGERTY, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2012-08-28➕SUMMERSELL, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter Malcolm Ross Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
4 Comet House
Calleva Park
Aldermaston
Berkshire
RG7 8JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ROSS, Peter Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2012-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAGGERTY, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-28 · resigned 2022-05-31
SUMMERSELL, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-08-28 · resigned 2014-04-17
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01