AIR CONDITIONING HIRE LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £842.6k | £847.9k |
| Current assets | £9.3k | £6.1k |
| Cash | £9.2k | £6.0k |
| Debtors | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £355.6k | £343.7k |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC (Company Number: 02294747)
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-10-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2018-09-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2018-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AIR CONDITIONING HIRE LIMITED
- 2013-05-17➕GARDNER, Ian David 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 Ian David Gardner Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 18/05/2016 |
Mrs Laura Gardner Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (Company Number: 02294747) | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2018 | — |