BEASON'S AIRCON & REFRIGERATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
11357607 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,121
Cash YoY
+98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 98% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£21k£9k£40k£70k£101k£131kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.1k£38.9k
Current assets£114.1k£131.1k
Cash£16.0k£8.1k
Debtors£98.0k£123.0k
Net assets£-14.1k£-21.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-23
    📄
    members-register-information-on-withdrawal-from-the-public-register
    capital · EW05RSS
  7. 2024-10-23
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    withdrawal-of-the-members-register-information-from-the-public-register
    capital · EW05
  8. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEASON'S AIRCON & REFRIGERATION LTD
  16. 2018-05-11
    BEASON, Josh appointed
    director
  17. 2018-05-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 "BEASON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Josh Beason
Individual · British · DOB 12/1996 · age 30
75100%
75-100% shares · firm interest11/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

3 Arrow Court
Springfield Business Park
Alcester
B49 6PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEASON, Josh
director · ~30y · appointed 2018-05-11
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
members-register-information-on-withdrawal-from-the-public-register
capital · EW05RSS
2024-10-23
withdrawal-of-the-members-register-information-from-the-public-register
capital · EW05
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-17