ACUTE HEATING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14013857 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-30
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
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42910
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-27
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  5. 2025-05-27
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  6. 2025-05-27
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  7. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-06-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUTE HEATING LTD
  15. 2022-03-30
    SWEENEY, Connor appointed
    secretary
  16. 2022-03-30
    SWEENEY, Connor appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-30
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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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-12

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Connor Sweeney
Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest30/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42910 — SIC 42910

Registered office

21 Hyde Park Road
Leeds
LS6 1PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SWEENEY, Connor
secretary · appointed 2022-03-30
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Active
SWEENEY, Connor
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-03-30
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-05-27
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-05-27
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-13