A.J. KITT PLUMBING + HEATING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05285575 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-12

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

£-17.0k

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

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £17,028

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£17k

↓ 392% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↓ 90% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£-17.0k	£-3.5k
Current assets	£1.1k	£11.4k
Cash	—	£5.5k
Debtors	£1.1k	£5.8k
Net assets	£-17.0k	£-3.5k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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2023-08-03
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2022-07-07
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2021-08-21
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2020-08-25
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2019-08-16
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2018-08-29
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2016-08-22
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2015-11-16
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2004-11-12
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Company incorporated
As A.J. KITT PLUMBING + HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
2004-11-12
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KITT, Annie Lillian appointed
secretary
2004-11-12
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KITT, Andrew John appointed
director
2004-11-12
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KITT, Annie Lillian appointed
director
2004-11-12
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-12
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2004-11-12
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2004-11-12
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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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

+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 "KITT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

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 65. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Annie Lillian Kitt Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew John Kitt Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

61 Syon Park Gardens

Isleworth

Middlesex

TW7 5NF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KITT, Annie Lillian→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-12

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Active

KITT, Andrew John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-11-12

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Active

KITT, Annie Lillian→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-11-12

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2004-11-12

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2004-11-12

Resigned

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