ALEXANDRA HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06071267 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-29
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£745.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £745,799
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,052,938 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£714k
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
£746k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £802.1k | £2.87M |
| Current assets | £1.36M | £3.28M |
| Cash | £714.0k | £2.10M |
| Debtors | £562.4k | £1.07M |
| Net assets | £745.8k | £2.80M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-31➕HOLT, Elizabeth Alice appointeddirector
- 2016-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-12-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2008-07-23➖ST BARBE COMPANY SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDRA HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-01-29➕BETTS, Alan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-01-29➕ST BARBE COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-29➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-01-29➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-01-29➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-01-29➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Alexandra Heating Services Trustee Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alexandra Heating Services Trustee Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALEXANDRA HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 06071267
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra Heating Services Trustee Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/06/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Elizabeth Alice Holtceased 02/06/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alan Alexander Bettsceased 02/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Unit 8 The Centurion Centre
Old Sarum
Salisbury
Wilts
SP4 6QX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BETTS, Alan Alexander→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLT, Elizabeth Alice→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ST BARBE COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2008-07-23
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2007-01-29
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2007-01-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/12/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/03/2007 | 06/12/2016 |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-15