ABC HEATING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
05543833 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-23
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,167

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£11k-£5k£2k£8k£14kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£10.1k£12.3k
Current assets£12.6k£14.0k
Net assets£-15.2k£-16.9k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-04
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-09-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-01
    ➖
    BHOL, Aiyub resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-03-01
    ➖
    BHOL, Aiyub resigned
    director
  18. 2005-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC HEATING SERVICES LTD
  19. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    BHOL, Altaf Aiyub appointed
    director
  20. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    BHOL, Aiyub appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-08-23
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    BHOL, Aiyub appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-23
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-08-23
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Altaf Aiyub Bhol
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

18 New Way Road
Leicester
LE5 5UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BHOL, Altaf Aiyub→
director · ~43y · appointed 2005-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHOL, Aiyub→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2015-05-01
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned
BHOL, Aiyub→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27