24/7 PLUMBING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13484970 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.0y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-05-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Apollo Business Finance LTD
  12. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 24/7 PLUMBING LTD
  14. 2021-06-30
    CRIDLAND, David Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
David Mark Cridland
Individual · English · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

9 Regent Street
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CRIDLAND, David Mark
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-06-30
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Apollo Business Finance
Apollo Business Finance LTD
A registered charge04/05/2023
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02