A.K. HEATING LTD

💤Zombieactive

04897408 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-12

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£68.9k
Current assets	—	£105.6k
Net assets	—	£53.0k
Average employees	3	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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2025-03-25
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2024-03-24
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2023-03-28
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2022-03-30
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2021-03-22
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accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2019-10-02
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officers · AP03
2019-10-02
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officers · TM02
2018-12-19
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accounts · AA
2018-12-15
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gazette · DISS40
2018-12-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-04-01
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MABON, Lisa appointed
secretary
2018-04-01
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KARSLAKE, Anthony resigned
secretary
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-09-11
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officers · TM01
2017-06-11
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KARSLAKE, Alexander resigned
director
2016-12-08
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accounts · AA
2003-09-29
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KARSLAKE, Anthony appointed
director
2003-09-29
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KARSLAKE, Anthony appointed
secretary
2003-09-29
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KARSLAKE, Alexander appointed
director
2003-09-17
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-17
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2003-09-12
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Company incorporated
As A.K. HEATING LTD
2003-09-12
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2003-09-12
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

85/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Karslake Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alexander Karslakeceased 30/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2003-09-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

7 Bolton Road

Ashton-In-Makerfield

Wigan

WN4 8AA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-26

Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MABON, Lisa→

secretary · appointed 2018-04-01

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Active

KARSLAKE, Anthony→

director · ~55y · appointed 2003-09-29

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Active

KARSLAKE, Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-29 · resigned 2018-04-01

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-12 · resigned 2003-09-17

Resigned

KARSLAKE, Alexander→

director · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-29 · resigned 2017-06-11

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-12 · resigned 2003-09-17

Resigned

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