A&J COOLING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12127401 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-29
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-32.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32,701
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,489 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
-£33k
↓ 434% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.6k | £27.5k |
| Current assets | £66.5k | £44.3k |
| Cash | £1.7k | £2.0k |
| Debtors | £64.8k | £42.3k |
| Net assets | £-32.7k | £9.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-26➕DARLING, John Steve appointeddirector
- 2023-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-15➖DARLING, John resigneddirector
- 2020-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A&J COOLING LIMITED
- 2019-07-29➕HOWARD, Adam appointeddirector
- 2019-07-29➕DARLING, John appointeddirector
- 2019-07-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Steve Darling Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/07/2022 |
Adam Howard Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
10 Boyce Road
Fleet
GU52 8AQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DARLING, John Steve→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWARD, Adam→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARLING, John→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2020-11-15
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-20