BLAIN PLUMBING HEATING & JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC377564 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-12.7k
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,650

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£13k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k-£6k£465£7k£14k£20kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-12.7k£-12.8k
Current assets£20.3k£14.4k
Net assets£-12.7k£-12.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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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. 2022-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-07-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-05-01
    ➕
    BLAIN, John Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2010-05-01
    ➕
    BLAIN, Michael Francis appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLAIN PLUMBING HEATING & JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2010-04-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-04-27
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-04-27
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2010-04-27
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "BLAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Francis Blain
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr John Alexander Blain
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Dennis Graham Noble
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2010-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

40/42 Brantwood Avenue
Dundee
DD3 6EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BLAIN, John Alexander→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIN, Michael Francis→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2010-04-27
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-04-27 · resigned 2010-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-13