POTTER PLUMBING AND HEATING (G.B.) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC074463 · ltd · incorporated 1981-04-09
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
£249.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £249,306
Net assets shrinking
Down £89,326 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£249k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£157k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£68k£135k£203k£271k£339kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£249.3k£340.4k
Current assets£157.5k£252.5k
Net assets£249.3k£338.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-02-09
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2020-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-12-16
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-12-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-12-14
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    POTTER, Martha appointed
    director
  14. 2020-11-12
    ➖
    POTTER, Roderick George resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2005-04-06
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    POTTER, Martha appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-04-05
    ➖
    POTTER, Elizabeth Nancy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-04-05
    ➖
    POTTER, Elizabeth Nancy resigned
    director
  22. 1999-08-23
    ➖
    POTTER, George Jenkinson resigned
    director
  23. 1998-01-08
    ➕
    POTTER, Roderick George appointed
    director
  24. 1981-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As POTTER PLUMBING AND HEATING (G.B.) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POTTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Martha Potter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Roderick Potterceased 12/11/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1981-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Struan Coulterenny
Cairneyhill
Bankfoot
Perth
PH1 4AQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

POTTER, Martha→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-06
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Active
POTTER, Martha→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-14
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Active
POTTER, Elizabeth Nancy→
secretary · resigned 2005-04-05
Resigned
POTTER, Elizabeth Nancy→
director · ~98y · resigned 2005-04-05
Resigned
POTTER, George Jenkinson→
director · ~92y · resigned 1999-08-23
Resigned
POTTER, Roderick George→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-01-08 · resigned 2020-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2020-12-16