E.K.C. PLUMBING & HEATING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC336834 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-28
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,472
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,899 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 1147% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£242£4k£8k£12k£17kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-4.5k£427
Current assets£10.1k£16.7k
Cash£2.3k£2.2k
Debtors£7.2k£13.9k
Net assets£-4.5k£427

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-06-15
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  6. 2023-05-18
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  7. 2023-05-18
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  8. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-03-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-10-01
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    CRAIG, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-10-01
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    CRAIG, Margaret resigned
    director
  13. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-13
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    address · AD01
  19. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-12
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    CRAIG, Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As E.K.C. PLUMBING & HEATING LTD
  22. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    CRAIG, Maurice Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    CRAIG, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-01-28
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-01-28
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-01-28
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Maurice Edward Craig
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

10 Clydesdale Street
Hamilton
ML3 0DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CRAIG, Maurice Edward→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2008-01-28
Resigned
CRAIG, Margaret→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-02-12 · resigned 2022-10-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2008-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01