FST PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC342288 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-02
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2026-01-16
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-24
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  4. 2023-11-08
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  5. 2022-11-09
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  6. 2021-11-10
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  7. 2021-01-14
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  8. 2019-10-29
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  9. 2018-12-04
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  10. 2017-09-06
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  11. 2016-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-06
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  13. 2015-11-27
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  14. 2015-05-18
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  15. 2014-10-14
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  16. 2014-05-12
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  17. 2008-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As FST PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED
  18. 2008-05-02
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-02
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Ross Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-02
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2008-05-02
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2008-05-02
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    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2008-05-02
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    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-05-02
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2008-05-02
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Ross Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/06/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95220 — Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment

Registered office

2 Knowe View
Ochiltree
Cumnock
Ayrshire
KA19 2AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCLEAN, Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-02
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Active
MCLEAN, Ross Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-05-02
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10