A.H. PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06826219 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-23
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
£60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £60,830
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£61k
Current Assets
£94k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.9k |
| Current assets | £94.4k |
| Net assets | £60.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29➕WORLEY, Charlene appointeddirector
- 2018-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-28➖LYONS, Jeannette Jean resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-28➕LYONS, Jeannette Jean appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A.H. PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2009-02-23➕HAWES, Andrew Stuart appointeddirector
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 17 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Stuart Hawes Individual · English · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
11 Pinewood Close
Hellesdon
Norwich
Norfolk
NR6 5LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HAWES, Andrew Stuart→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2009-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WORLEY, Charlene→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LYONS, Jeannette Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2018-03-28
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Recent filings (49 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-23