H A PLUMBERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07469949 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£88.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £88,467
Net assets shrinking
Down £94,709 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£88k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £123.6k | £232.3k |
| Current assets | £45.0k | £173.0k |
| Cash | £24.5k | £66.6k |
| Debtors | £6.7k | £88.3k |
| Net assets | £88.5k | £183.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs H A PLUMBERS LTD
- 2010-12-15➕HOBBS, David Keith appointeddirector
- 2010-12-15➕HOBBS, Lisa appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Keith Hobbs Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
4 King Square
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3YF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOBBS, David Keith→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-12-15
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Recent filings (35 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16