AHS (SPECIALIST SERVICES) LTD

🌳Matureactive

09297099 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-05

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.42M

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

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,420,415

Net assets shrinking

Down £245,697 YoY

Cash YoY

-11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2.8m

↓ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£1.4m

↓ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£3.3m

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£1.47M	£1.74M
Current assets	£3.32M	£4.09M
Cash	£2.80M	£3.14M
Debtors	£511.5k	£516.0k
Net assets	£1.42M	£1.67M

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-09-15
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accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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officers · TM01
2025-06-07
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HEYS, Andrew resigned
director
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-24
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officers · AP01
2023-03-11
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STEWART, Simon appointed
director
2023-03-11
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HEYS, Andrew appointed
director
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
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capital · SH01
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-24
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JOHNSON, Lee Hartley appointed
director
2020-04-24
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HODGSON, Wayne resigned
director
2020-04-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-02-02
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HODGSON, Wayne appointed
director
2016-02-02
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JOHNSON, Lee Hartley resigned
director
2015-01-06
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ADAMS, Peter Rodney appointed
director
2014-12-12
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ADAMS, Peter Rodney resigned
director
2014-11-05
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Company incorporated
As AHS (SPECIALIST SERVICES) LTD
2014-11-05
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HOLMES, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2014-11-05
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CAMPBELL, Robert Wesley appointed
director
2014-11-05
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ADAMS, Peter Rodney appointed
director
2014-11-05
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JOHNSON, Lee Hartley appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Rodney Adams Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	04/11/2016

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

Incorporated2014-11-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

3-5 Furnace Industrial Estate

Shildon

County Durham

DL4 1QB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21