AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14268164 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£178.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £178,231
Cash YoY
+2925%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£314k
↑ 2925% YoY
Net Worth
£178k
↑ 1824% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 151% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £460.7k | £146.7k |
| Current assets | £2.01M | £801.2k |
| Cash | £314.3k | £10.4k |
| Debtors | £1.36M | £658.3k |
| Net assets | £178.2k | £9.3k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24➕RADFORD, Adam William James appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-07➕ARIANE, Hicham Mouhamed appointeddirector
- 2024-10-07➕BURNS, Gary Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-22➖CARPENTER, Louise Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-20➕EVANS, Robert Frank appointeddirector
- 2023-11-20➕KELLY, Adam appointeddirector
- 2023-08-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-01📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-08-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-07-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-04-20➕HOUGHTON, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2022-08-01➕CARPENTER, Louise Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Adam Kelly Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/08/2025 |
Mr Robert Frank Evans Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/11/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Anthony Houghtonceased 14/08/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Louise Elizabeth Carpenterceased 22/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
5 Load Street
Bewdley
DY12 2AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
ARIANE, Hicham Mouhamed→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-10-07
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BURNS, Gary Thomas→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-07
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EVANS, Robert Frank→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-11-20
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HOUGHTON, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-04-20
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Active
RADFORD, Adam William James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-02-24
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CARPENTER, Louise Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2023-11-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/07/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-22