ADVANCED HEATING,PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07800237 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,558
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£767
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.7k | £-7.5k |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £920 |
| Cash | £767 | £638 |
| Debtors | £249 | — |
| Net assets | £-7.6k | £-7.5k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED HEATING,PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2011-10-06➕READ, Philip Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2011-10-06➕READ, Susan Rosemary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Nicholas Read Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/10/2016 |
Mrs Susan Rosemary Read Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/10/2016 |
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
Incorporated2011-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
41 Bayley Road
Willaston
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6RL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
READ, Philip Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READ, Susan Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (32 total)
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2025-12-23
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2025-10-25
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2024-12-23
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2024-11-05
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2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-10-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-09-16
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2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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2019-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-19