A&E PLUMBING AND HEATING SOUTH WALES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14505090 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£355
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £355
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,643 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£355
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £355 | £2.0k |
| Current assets | — | £5.4k |
| Cash | £1.5k | £5.4k |
| Net assets | £355 | £2.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A&E PLUMBING AND HEATING SOUTH WALES LTD
- 2022-11-24➕APSEY, Karl Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-11-24➕EGGETT, Jonathan James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Karl Simon Apsey Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/11/2022 |
Jonathan James Eggett Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
7 Centre Court Main Avenue
Treforest Industrial Estate
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF37 5YR
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
APSEY, Karl Simon→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EGGETT, Jonathan James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-24