A. PARKER PLUMBING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06829676 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-04
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  3. 2023-06-22
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  4. 2022-10-24
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2021-12-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-12-20
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  8. 2021-10-05
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  9. 2020-11-30
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  10. 2019-07-10
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  11. 2019-05-15
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  12. 2018-10-01
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  13. 2018-08-31
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  14. 2018-08-31
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  15. 2018-08-31
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-08-31
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-03-01
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    PARKER, Ashley John appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-28
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    PARKER, Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-02-28
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    PARKER, Gary resigned
    director
  20. 2017-02-28
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    PARKER, Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A. PARKER PLUMBING LIMITED
  22. 2009-02-25
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    PARKER, Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-02-25
    ➕
    PARKER, Gary appointed
    director
  24. 2009-02-25
    ➕
    PARKER, Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashley John Parker
Individual · English · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/12/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gary Parkceased 20/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Jane Patricia Parkerceased 20/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

7 Carnaby Road
Darlington
DL1 4NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PARKER, Ashley John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned
PARKER, Gary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned
PARKER, Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30