ECO PLUMBING & HEATING (NE) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC419194 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£127.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £126,980
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,432 YoY
Cash YoY
+1783%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£99k
↑ 1783% YoY
Net Worth
£127k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£276k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£61k£122k£183k£244k£305kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£153.6k£181.6k
Current assets£275.8k£305.5k
Cash£99.1k£5.3k
Debtors£172.1k£295.7k
Net assets£127.0k£132.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-03-04
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    LAWRENCE, Steven George resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-12-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-12-02
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    MCLEAN, Tracy Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2012-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ECO PLUMBING & HEATING (NE) LTD
  19. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Colin Webster appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Steven George appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Webster Smithceased 01/04/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Colaren House
Burnthill Farm
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 7EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCLEAN, Tracy Ann→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
SMITH, Colin Webster→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-03-12
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Active
LAWRENCE, Steven George→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-12 · resigned 2022-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15