P.F COOLING AND MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
05272482 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-11.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,657
Very low cash
Cash position: £17
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£12k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£12k-£7k-£3k£848£5k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-11.7k£-11.7k
Current assets£9.2k£9.2k
Cash£17£17
Debtors£9.2k£9.2k
Net assets£-11.7k£-11.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-03-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-03-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-03-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2006-02-12
    ➕
    FLANAGAN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-02-12
    ➖
    L A INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-09-21
    ➕
    FLANAGAN, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2005-04-18
    ➕
    GAULT, Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2005-04-18
    ➖
    FLANAGAN, Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2004-11-01
    ➕
    L A INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-11-01
    ➕
    FLANAGAN, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2004-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As P.F COOLING AND MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD
  27. 2004-10-28
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-10-28
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-10-28
    ➕
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-10-28
    ➖
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Flanagan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/10/2016
Ms Louise Gault
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/10/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

84 Heron Drive
London
N4 2FZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FLANAGAN, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLANAGAN, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAULT, Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-28 · resigned 2004-10-28
Resigned
L A INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2006-02-12
Resigned
FLANAGAN, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-28 · resigned 2004-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-05