AQUAHEAT PH LTD

🌳Matureactive
09239529 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
  • 43330Floor and wall covering
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £2,895

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£2.9k
Current assets£3.7k
Net assets£2.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  2. 2026-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-06-07
    ➕
    STUART, Joseph appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-07
    ➕
    STUART, Sarah Michelle appointed
    director
  16. 2024-06-07
    ➖
    STUART, Joseph resigned
    director
  17. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-07-28
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  20. 2022-07-28
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  21. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUAHEAT PH LTD
  24. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    STUART, Sarah Michelle appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    STUART, Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Michelle Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/06/2024
Mr Joseph Stuart
Individual · British,Austrian · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Stuartceased 07/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

17 Braithwaite Road
Chesterfield
S41 8FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

STUART, Sarah Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-29
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Active
STUART, Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
STUART, Sarah Michelle→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-06-07
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Active
STUART, Joseph→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2024-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2026-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-09