VELVET PLUMBING & HEATING LTD

🌳Matureactive
06312189 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-13
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-07-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-07-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2018-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-07-14
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    BARSONY, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-14
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    BARSONY, Allison appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-07-14
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    BARSONY, Steven resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-17
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    BARSONY, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-17
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    BARSONY, Steven appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As VELVET PLUMBING & HEATING LTD
  24. 2007-07-13
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    LAWTON, Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-07-13
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    LAWTON, Kathryn resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-07-13
    ➕
    RAYNER, Joanne appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-13
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    RAYNER, Joanne resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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

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 Nicholas James Barsony
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Alison Mary Barsony
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

54 Greenacres Road
Oldham
OL4 1HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BARSONY, Allison→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARSONY, Alison Mary→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARSONY, Nicholas James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARSONY, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2013-07-14
Resigned
LAWTON, Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2007-07-13
Resigned
RAYNER, Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-13 · resigned 2007-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16