A.F. MYERS PLUMBING LTD

💤Zombieactive
07974752 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-03-04
    MCKAY, Alice Teresea resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A.F. MYERS PLUMBING LTD
  21. 2012-03-05
    MYERS, Alan Frank appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-05
    MCKAY, Alice Teresea appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-03-05
    CARTER, John appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-05
    CARTER, John resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MYERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Frank Myers
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Units 2 & 3 West Down Farm
Corton Denham
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 4LG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MYERS, Alan Frank
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-05
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Active
MCKAY, Alice Teresea
secretary · appointed 2012-03-05 · resigned 2015-03-04
Resigned
CARTER, John
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-05 · resigned 2012-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-31