ANSDELL PLUMBING SUPPLIES 2018 LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11465598 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-08-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANSDELL PLUMBING SUPPLIES 2018 LTD
  17. 2018-07-16
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Adrian appointed
    director
  18. 2018-07-16
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Jordan Oscar Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jordan Oscar Graham Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 02/2000 · age 26
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

13 Rossall Road
Thornton Cleveleys,
Lancashire
FY5 1AP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-29
Last: 2026-07-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WHITEHEAD, Adrian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-07-16
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Jordan Oscar Graham→
director · ~26y · appointed 2018-07-16
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29