ADH HEATING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04741235 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-22
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
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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  2. 2024-12-05
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  5. 2021-12-23
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  6. 2021-01-04
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  7. 2020-12-15
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2019-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-01
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    HIBBERT, Stephen Alan appointed
    director
  10. 2019-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-01-31
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  12. 2017-12-31
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  13. 2016-12-29
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  14. 2016-06-23
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  15. 2015-12-22
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  16. 2015-05-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2003-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADH HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2003-04-22
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    HIBBERT, Alan David appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-04-22
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    HIBBERT, Alan David appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-22
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    HIBBERT, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2003-04-22
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-22
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-04-22
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-04-22
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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

70/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan David Hibbert
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2003-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Orchard School Close
Gamlingay
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 3JY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HIBBERT, Alan David→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-22
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Active
HIBBERT, Alan David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-22
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Active
HIBBERT, Julie Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-22
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Active
HIBBERT, Stephen Alan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-22 · resigned 2003-04-22
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-22 · resigned 2003-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
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accounts · AA
2025-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-21