ADM PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRICAL LIMITED

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08507715 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£288.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
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 £288,262
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£288k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£563k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£113k£225k£338k£451k£563kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£318.7k£298.3k
Current assets£563.3k£485.9k
Cash£101.1k£131.7k
Debtors£408.8k£270.5k
Net assets£288.3k£280.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-24
    MCCRAITH, Karen Elaine resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-11-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-08
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2021-06-08
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2021-06-08
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  12. 2021-06-08
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2021-06-08
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2021-06-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-11-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-16
    MCCRAITH, Kendal appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-08-16
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2019-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2017-10-09
    MITCHELL, Leigh resigned
    director
  22. 2015-12-17
    MITCHELL, Leigh appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-12
    MCCRAITH, Karen Elaine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-02-12
    MCCRAITH, Kendal Rhian resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADM PLUMBING, HEATING & ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  26. 2013-04-29
    MCCRAITH, Andrew David Laurie appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-29
    MCCRAITH, Kendal Rhian appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Laurie Mccraith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
5075%
50-75% shares05/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Cyncoed Mill Road
Foxley
Dereham
Norfolk
NR20 4QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCCRAITH, Kendal
secretary · appointed 2019-08-16
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Active
MCCRAITH, Andrew David Laurie
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-04-29
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Active
MCCRAITH, Karen Elaine
secretary · appointed 2015-02-12 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned
MCCRAITH, Kendal Rhian
secretary · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2015-02-12
Resigned
MITCHELL, Leigh
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2017-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-06-08
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-06-08
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-06-08