AIR CONDITIONING SOUTH WEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10042807 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£58.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £58,944
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,463 YoY
Cash YoY
+209%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£55k
↑ 209% YoY
Net Worth
£59k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£174k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £74.7k | £88.5k |
| Current assets | £173.6k | £189.9k |
| Cash | £55.5k | £17.9k |
| Debtors | £118.1k | £171.9k |
| Net assets | £58.9k | £85.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-15➕CLARK, Karolina appointeddirector
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-31➖REYNOLDS, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31➖WHITE, Paul Adam resigneddirector
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AIR CONDITIONING SOUTH WEST LIMITED
- 2016-03-04➕WILKS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-03-04➕REYNOLDS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2016-03-04➕WHITE, Paul Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Wilks Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Reynoldsceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Paul Adam Whiteceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A J ALLEN CARPENTRY SERVICES LTD.→ 09097027 · est 2014 | — | — | — | 1 | 12y | — | — |
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| ADVANCED PROJECT SERVICES LTD→ 15846871 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 13113766 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| AIRCOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD→ 07415527 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AJ LOCKEY SERVICES LTD→ 14161855 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AJA TILING LTD→ 14775363 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AJK CARPENTRY LIMITED→ 05981294 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AJM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT (NORTH EAST) LTD→ 14605110 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Hats Gloucester Ltd
48 Hucclecote Road
Gloucester
GL3 3RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CLARK, Karolina→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-09-15
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WILKS, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-03-04
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REYNOLDS, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2025-03-31
WHITE, Paul Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2025-03-31
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Recent filings (35 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-24
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21