AHB INSTALLATIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08276809 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-01
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£328.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £328,401
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£63k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£328k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£470k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £336.3k | £240.6k |
| Current assets | £470.4k | £291.0k |
| Cash | £63.2k | £159.5k |
| Debtors | £229.4k | £131.5k |
| Net assets | £328.4k | £224.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-20➕BOWERS, Joanna appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-19➕BOWERS, Joanna appointeddirector
- 2012-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AHB INSTALLATIONS LTD
- 2012-11-01➕BOWERS, Adam Heath appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanna Bowers Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2017 |
Mr Adam Heath Bowers Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
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
Incorporated2012-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
Unit 9 Pinfold Lane Industrial Estate
Buckley
CH7 3PL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BOWERS, Adam Heath→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWERS, Joanna→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (38 total)
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2024-12-13
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2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-12-13
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2023-11-09
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2023-06-22
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2022-11-10
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2022-06-24
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2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-05-05
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2020-11-04
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2020-05-28
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2019-12-05
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