24 HR ON CALL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04465707 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-20
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    address · RP09
  3. 2025-01-08
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  4. 2024-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-19
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-06-19
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-06-01
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    PARKMAN, Kieran John appointed
    director
  12. 2019-06-01
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    PARKMAN, Marilyn Rosemary appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-30
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  15. 2017-06-26
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  16. 2017-06-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2002-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 HR ON CALL LIMITED
  20. 2002-06-20
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    PARKMAN, Marilyn Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    PARKMAN, John Henry appointed
    director
  22. 2002-06-20
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-06-20
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-06-20
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    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-06-20
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    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marilyn Rosemary Parkman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr John Henry Parkman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

38 Park Street
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 6AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

PARKMAN, Marilyn Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-20
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Active
PARKMAN, John Henry→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-06-20
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Active
PARKMAN, Kieran John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKMAN, Marilyn Rosemary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-08
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-24