A AND F SERVICES (TWICKENHAM) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07418115 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-25
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-02-19➕SIMMONS, Marina appointeddirector
- 2015-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A AND F SERVICES (TWICKENHAM) LIMITED
- 2010-10-25➕SIMMONS, Marina appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-25➕SIMMONS, Nicholas Charles Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Charles Edward Simmons Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Construction · TW postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 G CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 16014842 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2B BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 13650003 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 5 STAR VG LTD→ 12524205 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 722 PROJECTS LTD→ 11396956 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A & A MAINTENACE LTD→ 16160412 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A & A PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT (HOUNSLOW) LTD→ 11191810 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A 2 B REFURBISH LIMITED→ 14361026 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A 2 Z ELECTRICALS (UK) LIMITED→ 05953084 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A.A. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS SERVICES LIMITED→ 04825462 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A.BAYES SERVICES LTD.→ 08991189 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A&A BUILDERS LIMITED→ 09512125 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| A&A OPERATIONS LTD→ 15194536 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
78 The Green
Twickenham
TW2 5AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
SIMMONS, Marina→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-02-19
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SIMMONS, Nicholas Charles Edward→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (38 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-30