ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01307597 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-07

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 48.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 48.5y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 48.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-01
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SIMPKINS, Jonpaul appointed
director
2024-08-31
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CLAYDON, Nigel Martin resigned
director
2024-03-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-07
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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MUCKLESTONE, Michelle Ann appointed
director
2024-03-01
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TOWNSEND, Mark Gary appointed
director
2024-03-01
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PRIOR, Phillip John resigned
director
2024-03-01
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PRIOR, Sandra Jane resigned
director
2024-03-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-13
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ADCOCK, John Richard resigned
director
2021-10-19
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ADCOCK, Beryl Irene resigned
secretary
2021-10-19
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ADCOCK, Beryl Irene resigned
director
2021-02-01
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BEALE, Robert appointed
director
2021-02-01
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MACLENNAN, Stephen William appointed
director
2021-02-01
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PARFITT, Paul appointed
director
2016-04-30
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NEWMAN, Kevin Paul resigned
director
2006-05-08
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NEVE, Roger resigned
director
2006-05-08
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NEWMAN, Kevin Paul appointed
director
1997-09-06
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-07-11
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Charge satisfied #2
1994-01-17
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BRANT, Paul John appointed
director
1994-01-17
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CLAYDON, Nigel Martin appointed
director
1993-10-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1977-11-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
1977-04-07
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Company incorporated
As ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bowmer And Kirkland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bowmer And Kirkland Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ADCOCK REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED

This company · 01307597

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bowmer And Kirkland Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/03/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Adcock Group Holdings Limitedceased 01/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mrs Beryl Irene Adcockceased 16/12/2020· 25-50% shares
Mr John Richard Adcockceased 16/12/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1977-04-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

High Edge Court Church Street

Heage

Belper

DE56 2BW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31