FOUR COUNTIES AIR CONDITIONING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11875744 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs FOUR COUNTIES AIR CONDITIONING LTD
- 2019-03-12➕BODDINGTON, Darren William appointeddirector
- 2019-03-12➕BODDINGTON, Deborah Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-03-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Darren William Boddington Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/03/2019 |
Mrs Deborah Ann Boddington Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
Nether End 2 Warton Lane
Austrey
Atherstone
CV9 3EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BODDINGTON, Darren William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BODDINGTON, Deborah Ann→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-21