KEVIN BEATTIE PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC223272 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£26.2k
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,173

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£26k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£28.6k£25.5k
Current assets£42.2k£31.9k
Cash—£11.4k
Debtors—£20.5k
Net assets£26.2k£19.6k

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
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2023-07-12
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  4. 2022-07-22
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  5. 2021-07-29
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  6. 2020-07-28
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  7. 2019-06-28
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  8. 2018-07-26
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  9. 2017-07-31
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  10. 2016-07-14
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2016-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-24
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2015-09-24
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-20
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    BEATTIE, Kevin David James appointed
    director
  17. 2013-04-20
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Lindsay Craig appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-20
    ➖
    BEATTIE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2001-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As KEVIN BEATTIE PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2001-09-18
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-09-18
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-09-18
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-09-18
    ➕
    BEATTIE, David appointed
    director
  24. 2001-09-18
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-09-18
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-09-18
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-09-18
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEATTIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Paula Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kevin David James Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

34 Leggart Crescent
Aberdeen
AB12 5UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BEATTIE, Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATTIE, Kevin David James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-04-20
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Active
BEATTIE, Lindsay Craig→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-04-20
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2001-09-18
Resigned
BEATTIE, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2013-04-20
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2001-09-18
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2001-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-19