1ST CALL T PLUMBING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04931203 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-14
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 2025
Net worth
£31.0k
book net assets
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,020

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£31.0k£29.4k
Current assets£32.5k£25.7k
Net assets£31.0k£29.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-12-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-21
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    withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW02
  12. 2021-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-08-21
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  14. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-04-06
    ➖
    THIARA, Harjeet Singh resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-14
    ➖
    THIARA, Harjeet Singh resigned
    director
  20. 2005-10-14
    ➕
    THIARA, Harjeet Singh appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-10-14
    ➖
    COMPANY SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-10-14
    ➕
    THIARA, Harjeet Singh appointed
    director
  23. 2003-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL T PLUMBING LIMITED
  24. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    THIARA, Gurnam Singh appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    COMPANY SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gurnam Singh Thiara
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/09/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

8 Alderton Hall Lane
Loughton
IG10 3HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THIARA, Gurnam Singh→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THIARA, Harjeet Singh→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
COMPANY SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2005-10-14
Resigned
THIARA, Harjeet Singh→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2006-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22