AHS SWINDON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04623671 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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 (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-22➕MATTHEWS, Jade Louise appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-30➖DENNIS, Suesan resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-20➖DENNIS, Mark James resigneddirector
- 2024-12-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-22➕DENNIS, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-02-23➕DENNIS, Suesan appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-23➖HICKS, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AHS SWINDON LIMITED
- 2002-12-23➕HICKS, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-23➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-12-23➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-12-23➕DENNIS, Mark James appointeddirector
- 2002-12-23➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-12-23➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Dennis Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark James Dennisceased 20/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Unit 2 Kiln Lane
Swindon
SN2 2NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
MATTHEWS, Jade Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DENNIS, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DENNIS, Suesan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2025-11-30
HICKS, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-23 · resigned 2007-02-23
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-23 · resigned 2002-12-23
DENNIS, Mark James→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-12-23 · resigned 2025-03-20
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-23 · resigned 2002-12-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-24