1ST CLASS HEATING REPAIRS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04754685 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-06
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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Turnover
£80.3k
year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £32,325

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Turnover£80.3k
Gross profit£65.7k
Operating profit£32.5k
Profit before tax£32.3k
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-19
    ➕
    ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-10-19
    ➖
    KEENS SHAY KEENS (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-10-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-10-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-04-18
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2019-04-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-04-16
    ➕
    KEENS SHAY KEENS (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2019-04-16
    ➖
    LEDGERS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris appointed
    director
  22. 2016-05-05
    ➖
    ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris resigned
    director
  23. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    ZIMMERMAN, Michael John appointed
    director
  24. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-07
    ➖
    LEDGERS COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CLASS HEATING REPAIRS LIMITED
  27. 2003-05-06
    ➕
    LEDGERS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-05-06
    ➕
    LEDGERS COMPANY NOMINEES 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Zimmerman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016
Mrs Rebecca Iris Zimmerman
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

The Pinnacle Building A
150-170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 1FD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZIMMERMAN, Michael John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEENS SHAY KEENS (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-16 · resigned 2023-10-19
Resigned
LEDGERS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-06 · resigned 2019-04-16
Resigned
ZIMMERMAN, Rebecca Iris→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2016-05-05
Resigned
LEDGERS COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-06 · resigned 2003-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13