ACCREDITED HEATING SERVICES LTD

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06521807 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-03
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-194.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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, 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £194,402
Cash YoY
+539%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↑ 539% YoY
Net Worth
-£194k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
-£19k
↓ 200% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£194k-£152k-£109k-£66k-£24k£19kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£-180.6k£-116.8k
Current assets£-19.1k£19.2k
Cash£13.2k£2.1k
Debtors£-33.1k£16.1k
Net assets£-194.4k£-122.2k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    SOMERS, Philip John resigned
    director
  18. 2010-04-06
    ➕
    SOMERS, Philip John appointed
    director
  19. 2008-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCREDITED HEATING SERVICES LTD
  20. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    JACK, Iain David appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    HARDING, Julia Dawn appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    HARDING, Julia Dawn resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    HARDING, Julia Dawn appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    HARDING, Julia Dawn resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-03-03
    ➕
    JACK, Iain David appointed
    director
  26. 2008-03-03
    ➖
    JACK, Iain David resigned
    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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain David Jack
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98200 — Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

14 Grange Farm Road
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JACK, Iain David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Julia Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
HARDING, Julia Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
JACK, Iain David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-03-03 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
SOMERS, Philip John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15