A1 PLUMBING & HEATING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07113389 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-29
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
£100.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,839
Net assets shrinking
Down £51,452 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£101k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£139k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£95k£143k£191k£238kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£175.7k£242.9k
Current assets£139.4k£238.2k
Cash£15.9k£52.5k
Debtors£120.5k£182.7k
Net assets£100.8k£152.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-09-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-09-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-09-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-08-10
    ➖
    DOYLE, Sharon resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-08-10
    ➖
    REDMAN-MANNA, Lucie Tamara resigned
    secretary
  14. 2023-01-12
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Steven James appointed
    director
  15. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2020-08-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-10
    ➖
    CLARKE, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-04-10
    ➕
    REDMAN-MANNA, Lucie Tamara appointed
    secretary
  22. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-09-22
    ➕
    CLARKE, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 PLUMBING & HEATING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2009-12-29
    ➕
    CLARKE, James appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-29
    ➕
    DOYLE, Jonathan appointed
    director
  27. 2009-12-29
    ➕
    DOYLE, Sharon appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven James Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/08/2023
Mr Jonathan Doyle
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
James Matthew Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Rubicon Avenue
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CLARKE, James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-12-29
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Active
DOHERTY, Steven James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-12
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Active
DOYLE, Jonathan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-12-29
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Active
CLARKE, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2020-04-10
Resigned
DOYLE, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-29 · resigned 2023-08-10
Resigned
REDMAN-MANNA, Lucie Tamara→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-10 · resigned 2023-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18