A.J.S. GAS & HEATING SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
04348715 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7700

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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  3. 2025-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  6. 2024-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-12-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-09-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2008-06-30
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    SMITH, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2008-06-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Joanne resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-01
    ➕
    WALLACE, Robert James appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-01
    ➕
    WALLACE, Vanessa Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2005-12-01
    ➖
    FAIRPLAY INVESTMENTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2002-03-21
    ➕
    FAIRPLAY INVESTMENTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2002-03-21
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-03-21
    ➕
    SMITH, Joanne appointed
    director
  31. 2002-03-21
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J.S. GAS & HEATING SERVICES LTD
  33. 2002-01-08
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-01-08
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Robert James Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Vanessa Jane Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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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🔒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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

6 Southgate House Plough Road
Great Bentley
Colchester
Essex
CO7 8LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WALLACE, Robert James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Vanessa Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned
FAIRPLAY INVESTMENTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-08 · resigned 2002-03-21
Resigned
SMITH, Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned
SMITH, Joanne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-08 · resigned 2002-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20