ACTIVE HEATING & RENEWABLES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06979207 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-04
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£185.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (72/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £185,510

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£254k
Net Worth
£186k
Current Assets
£416k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£203.8k
Current assets£416.4k
Cash£254.4k
Debtors£151.9k
Net assets£185.5k

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
3
filings
  • • 3 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2026-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-01-14
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Abbie Sarah appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-04-14
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2010-08-03
    ➖
    JAMES, Steven John resigned
    director
  19. 2009-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE HEATING & RENEWABLES LTD
  20. 2009-08-04
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Thomas Joseph Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-04
    ➕
    JAMES, Steven John appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Joseph Ross Sullivan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

36 Lyne Way
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 3PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SULLIVAN, Abbie Sarah→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-01-14
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Active
SULLIVAN, Thomas Joseph Ross→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-08-04
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Active
JAMES, Steven John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-04 · resigned 2010-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18