ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13025293 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-17
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-383
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £383

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£383
Current Assets
£170k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£-383
Current assets£170.1k
Net assets£-383

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTERNATIVE HEATING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  9. 2020-11-17
    KOTOWSKA, Sylwia Eleonora appointed
    director
  10. 2020-11-17
    KOTOWSKI, Michal appointed
    director
  11. 2020-11-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michal Kotowski
Individual · Polish · DOB 05/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/11/2020
Mrs Sylwia Eleonora Kotowska
Individual · Polish · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit 9 Moorside
Colchester
CO1 2TJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KOTOWSKA, Sylwia Eleonora
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-11-17
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Active
KOTOWSKI, Michal
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-11-17
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-17