EDINBURGH HEATING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC410900 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-09
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,663

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£73.7k
Current assets£44.6k
Cash£16.3k
Debtors£18.7k
Net assets£17.7k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-07-21
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  3. 2024-12-19
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-19
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  5. 2024-10-22
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  6. 2024-07-22
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-06-05
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    address · AD02
  8. 2024-03-15
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  9. 2024-03-13
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  10. 2024-03-13
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  11. 2023-12-18
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  12. 2023-12-18
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  13. 2023-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-29
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  15. 2020-10-30
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  16. 2019-07-30
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  17. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-20
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    CLARKE, Alison appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH HEATING LTD
  20. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    CLARKE, Iain Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Iain Andrew Clarke
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/11/2016
Mrs Alison Clarke
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/11/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

24 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CLARKE, Alison→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-20
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Active
CLARKE, Iain Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-11-09
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Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-18