ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (HVAC) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07514732 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-02
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
£30.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
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 -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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 £30,380
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£365k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£155k£233k£311k£388kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£33.9k£43.3k
Current assets£365.2k£388.5k
Cash£39.6k£85.4k
Debtors£325.7k£303.1k
Net assets£30.4k£29.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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  5. 2022-07-13
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  6. 2022-07-12
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    MARSHALL, Denise Christine resigned
    director
  7. 2022-04-01
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-01-01
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    MARSHALL, Denise Christine appointed
    director
  9. 2021-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-18
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  11. 2019-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-11
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  13. 2019-10-11
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  14. 2019-10-10
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  15. 2018-08-01
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    MARSHALL, Jason Harvey appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  17. 2017-10-05
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  18. 2017-04-10
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    address · AD01
  19. 2011-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (HVAC) LIMITED
  20. 2011-02-02
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    CROWTHER, Darren appointed
    director
  21. 2011-02-02
    ➕
    FOZARD, Richard David appointed
    director

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 15 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 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

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 Jason Harvey Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2018
Mr Darren Crowther
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mr Richard David Fozard
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

Unit C35 Ground Floor, Carlinghow Mills
499 Bradford Road
Batley
West Yorkshire
WF17 8LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CROWTHER, Darren→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-02-02
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Active
FOZARD, Richard David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-02-02
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Active
MARSHALL, Jason Harvey→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Denise Christine→
director · ~78y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2022-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2025-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
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officers · TM01
2022-07-13
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officers · AP01
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-14