ABSOLUTE PLUMBING HEATING & SOLAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09056565 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-27
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
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
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 £20,737
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,796 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£53k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£55k£83k£110k£138kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£45.2k£77.1k
Current assets£137.6k£130.0k
Cash£53.2k£48.4k
Debtors£84.4k£81.5k
Net assets£20.7k£32.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-29
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  3. 2023-05-30
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  4. 2022-05-30
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  5. 2021-05-28
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  6. 2020-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-30
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  8. 2019-02-25
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-22
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-05-22
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-05-22
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    officers · CH03
  14. 2017-05-22
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-06-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE PLUMBING HEATING & SOLAR LIMITED
  17. 2014-05-27
    NURTHEN, Charlotte Robin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-05-27
    NURTHEN, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-27
    WOOLFORD, Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Woolford
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Robert Mark Nurthen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
2550%
25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

1st Floor Romer House
132 Lewisham High Street
London
SE13 6EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

NURTHEN, Charlotte Robin
secretary · appointed 2014-05-27
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Active
NURTHEN, Robert Mark
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-05-27
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WOOLFORD, Daniel
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-05-27
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-21