F. LOWES PLUMBING & HEATING LTD

🌳Matureactive
04926156 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-08
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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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 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
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees300-300

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-03-19
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  5. 2024-03-19
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  6. 2024-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-19
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-23
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-10-10
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    LOWES, Michael resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-12-31
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    LOWES, Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2011-11-21
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    LOWES, Anthea Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-21
    ➕
    LOWES, Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    LOWES, Linda resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    LOWES, Michael appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-10-21
    ➕
    LOWES, Linda appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-10-21
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    LOWES, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-13
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-10-13
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  27. 2003-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As F. LOWES PLUMBING & HEATING LTD
  28. 2003-10-08
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-10-08
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

96/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LOWES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Lowes
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/03/2024
Mrs Anthea Lowes
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

2 Erith Terrace
Sunderland
SR4 7TJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LOWES, Anthea Margaret→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWES, Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWES, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-21 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
LOWES, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2020-10-10
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-08 · resigned 2003-10-13
Resigned
LOWES, Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-10-21 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-08 · resigned 2003-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22