HVACUK LTD

💤Zombieactive
11920700 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-02
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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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 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (0 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    PROCTOR, David resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-23
    PROCTOR, David resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-07-17
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-07-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HVACUK LTD
  16. 2019-04-02
    PROCTOR, David appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-04-02
    PROCTOR, David appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PROCTOR, David resigned 2025-12-23; PROCTOR, David resigned 2026-01-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Proctor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

25 Red Rose Gardens
Little Hulton
Manchester
M38 0BR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

PROCTOR, David
secretary · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2025-12-23
Resigned
PROCTOR, David
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2026-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21