COOLFORCE LIMITED
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- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- 45400SIC 45400
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 22.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key 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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27➖EAVES, William resigneddirector
- 2024-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-02-01➕EAVES, William appointeddirector
- 2006-11-30➖MITCHELL, John resigneddirector
- 2004-12-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-01-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs COOLFORCE LIMITED
- 2000-02-17➕MITCHELL, Graeme Thomas Cunningham appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-17➕MITCHELL, Graeme Thomas Cunningham appointeddirector
- 2000-02-17➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-17➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-17➕MITCHELL, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Thomas Cunningham Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/12/2004 | 09/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/01/2004 | 09/11/2019 |