TRT COOLING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC628216 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-07-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-07-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRT COOLING LTD
  14. 2019-04-23
    AKRAM, Waheed appointed
    director
  15. 2019-04-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Waheed Akram
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

5 Burn Place
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 7DS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AKRAM, Waheed
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-23
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-30