AB REFRIGERATION CONTRACTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07407919 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.66M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,664,264
Cash YoY
+4744%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.7m
↑ 4744% YoY
Net Worth
£2.7m
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£12m
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.80M | £2.32M |
| Current assets | £12.13M | £7.88M |
| Cash | £1.74M | £35.9k |
| Debtors | £10.40M | £7.84M |
| Net assets | £2.66M | £2.06M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28➕DILGER, Lindsey Nicole appointeddirector
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-01➕WASHINGTON, James appointeddirector
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-03-23➖BLACKMAN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-02-03➕BLACKMAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-03-01➕BROMLEY, Neil Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-03-01➕ESPIN, James appointeddirector
- 2011-03-01➖BLACKMAN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2010-10-21➕BLACKMAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-10-19➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2010-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AB REFRIGERATION CONTRACTING LIMITED
- 2010-10-14➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Rh2 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rh2 Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AB REFRIGERATION CONTRACTING LIMITED
This company · 07407919
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rh2 Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/03/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Anthony Bromleyceased 19/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Blackmanceased 06/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 TABLES LIMITED→ 11689706 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| 111 ARTISTS LIMITED→ 07374748 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 1929 TECHNIQUE LIMITED→ 16689414 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 BESPOKE LTD→ 15531416 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2M SYSTEMS LTD→ 16372827 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 31 AIR LTD→ 14973198 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 360 WINDOWS LTD→ 14285951 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 3RIPLE G LTD→ 16175924 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4 CYTE UK LTD→ 11230776 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A.C.S. INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ 01579286 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
2 Church Street
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BROMLEY, Neil Anthony→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DILGER, Lindsey Nicole→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2025-04-28
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ESPIN, James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-03-01
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WASHINGTON, James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-07-01
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BLACKMAN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2016-03-23
BLACKMAN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2011-03-01
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2010-10-14 · resigned 2010-10-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 08/09/2017 | 22/09/2021 |
Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14