ALDRIDGE MECHANICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09295156 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£223.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £223,110

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£223k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£521k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£104k£208k£313k£417k£521kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£248.1k£159.7k
Current assets£521.2k£469.3k
Net assets£223.1k£129.7k

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

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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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  2. 2024-12-06
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  3. 2023-12-03
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  4. 2022-11-13
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  5. 2022-01-25
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  6. 2021-03-01
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  7. 2019-11-18
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  8. 2018-12-10
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  9. 2017-12-14
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  10. 2016-08-04
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  11. 2015-11-22
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  12. 2015-10-23
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  13. 2014-11-13
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  15. 2014-11-13
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  16. 2014-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDRIDGE MECHANICAL LIMITED
  17. 2014-11-04
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    EMENTON, Suzanne Marie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-11-04
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    ALDRIDGE, Ronald Bryan appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-04
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    ALDRIDGE, Steven William appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-04
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    EMENTON, Simon Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-04
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-04
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDRIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Steven William Aldridge
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Simon Mark Ementon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—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
Incorporated2014-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

244 Goldcroft
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

EMENTON, Suzanne Marie→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-04
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Active
ALDRIDGE, Ronald Bryan→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-11-04
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Active
ALDRIDGE, Steven William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-04
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Active
EMENTON, Simon Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2014-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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2025-11-12
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2024-12-06
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2024-11-17
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2023-12-03
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2023-11-19
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2022-11-13
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2022-11-05
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2022-01-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-03-01
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2020-11-20
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2019-12-01
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accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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accounts · AA
2018-12-10