CONCEPT COOLING LTD
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £380.9k | £273.9k |
| Current assets | £642.2k | £410.8k |
| Cash | £314.2k | £159.6k |
| Debtors | £203.4k | £165.9k |
| Net assets | £341.0k | £233.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-03➕MCCLENNON, Paula Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-05➖WHEAR, Simon Philip resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CONCEPT COOLING LTD
- 2020-11-02➕MCCLENNON, James Alexander William appointeddirector
- 2020-11-02➕WHEAR, Simon Philip appointeddirector
- 2020-11-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Alexander William Mcclennon Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/11/2020 |
Mr Simon Philip Whear Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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