ASKEW COOLING & ELECTRICAL LTD

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08661840 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-23
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£84.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,045

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£69k£103k£137k£171kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£84.0k£81.6k
Current assets£171.5k£163.4k
Net assets£84.0k£77.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-04-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2017-04-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ASKEW COOLING & ELECTRICAL LTD
  18. 2013-08-23
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    ASKEW, Michael James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ASKEW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael James Askew
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Heidi Askew
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Toby Askewceased 30/06/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2013-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

9 Davies Close
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 7RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ASKEW, Michael James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-08-23
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27