COOL AIR ABERDEEN LTD
- · Filings: 21 → 22
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 21 → 22
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Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £192.0k | £222.8k | £166.5k |
| Current assets | £114.6k | £101.4k | £100.1k |
| Net assets | £169.5k | £171.2k | £107.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs COOL AIR ABERDEEN LTD
- 2017-07-07➕PATON, Fergus Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2017-07-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fergus Hamilton Paton Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/07/2017 |
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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