A. EB HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07003190 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-27
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2019-06-28
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    PETER HODGSON & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2017-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-04
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    PETER HODGSON & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-02-03
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    PETER HODGSON AND CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-11-24
    ➖
    SMYTH, Aidan Patrick resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-11-24
    ➖
    COATES, Colin John resigned
    director
  21. 2009-11-23
    ➕
    EL-BIR, Adel Ben Ali appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-23
    ➕
    PETER HODGSON AND CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A. EB HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    SMYTH, Aidan Patrick appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-08-27
    ➕
    COATES, Colin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Adel Ben Ali El-Bir
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Shadwell House 65 Lower Green Road
Rusthall
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

EL-BIR, Adel Ben Ali→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMYTH, Aidan Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2009-11-24
Resigned
PETER HODGSON & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2019-06-28
Resigned
PETER HODGSON AND CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-23 · resigned 2014-02-03
Resigned
COATES, Colin John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2009-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-07-01