A LINGS GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09327740 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-26
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
£246.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £246,104
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£454k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£246k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£531k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £281.4k | £191.1k |
| Current assets | £530.5k | £380.9k |
| Cash | £454.5k | £321.4k |
| Debtors | £76.0k | £59.5k |
| Net assets | £246.1k | £171.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-06➕LINGS, Stephanie appointeddirector
- 2022-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A LINGS GROUP LIMITED
- 2014-11-26➕LINGS, Aaron Ricky appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LINGS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron Ricky Lings Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Sbc House
Restmor Way
Wallington
SM6 7AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LINGS, Aaron Ricky→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-11-26
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LINGS, Stephanie→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-28