AB MECHANICAL SERVICES (HULL) LTD
🌳Matureactive
09721353 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-06
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 2025
Net worth
£299.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £299,810
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£173k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Net Worth
£300k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£692k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £416.8k | £371.6k |
| Current assets | £692.0k | £525.7k |
| Cash | £172.9k | £170.0k |
| Debtors | £517.0k | £353.7k |
| Net assets | £299.8k | £222.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18➕ADAMS, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-03📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕BUSH, Shaun Nigel appointeddirector
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-15➖HOLMES, Daniel David resigneddirector
- 2018-05-21➕JACKSON, Daniel Adam appointeddirector
- 2018-05-21➕HOLMES, Daniel David appointeddirector
- 2018-05-21➖SMITH, Andrew Michael resigneddirector
- 2016-09-01➖RAWLINSON, Ian Gordan resigneddirector
- 2015-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AB MECHANICAL SERVICES (HULL) LTD
- 2015-08-06➕RAWLINSON, Ian Gordan appointeddirector
- 2015-08-06➕SMITH, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
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 Daniel Adam Jackson Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/05/2018 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Daniel David Holmesceased 15/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Michael Smithceased 21/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Andrew Michael Smithceased 18/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ian Gordan Rawlinsonceased 18/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A FLOWERS DECORATORS LTD→ 16216185 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A FULLARD LIMITED→ 04557764 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A FURNISS GAS SERVICES LTD→ 07454980 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACN SOLAR & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD→ 14707412 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
One Business Village
West Dock Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU3 4HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
ADAMS, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-18
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BUSH, Shaun Nigel→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-04-01
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JACKSON, Daniel Adam→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-05-21
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HOLMES, Daniel David→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-05-21 · resigned 2019-02-15
RAWLINSON, Ian Gordan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-08-06 · resigned 2016-09-01
SMITH, Andrew Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-08-06 · resigned 2018-05-21
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-05-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-03