BRB HEATING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC589422 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-21
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
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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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 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-02-28
    MALLON, Nicola appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-19
    TORRANCE, Kevin resigned
    director
  13. 2019-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-04-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-04-01
    MURRAY, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2018-04-01
    TORRANCE, Kevin appointed
    director
  22. 2018-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRB HEATING LIMITED
  23. 2018-02-21
    BUCHANAN, Brian Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2018-02-21
    BUCHANAN, Brian Richard appointed
    director
  25. 2018-02-21
    BUCHANAN, Brian Richard resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Alan Buchanan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
75100%
75-100% shares21/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Richard Buchananceased 21/02/2018· 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
Incorporated2018-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

1 Prieston Road
Bridge Of Weir
PA11 3AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BUCHANAN, Brian Alan
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-02-21
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Active
MALLON, Nicola
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-02-28
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Active
MURRAY, Philip
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-01
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Active
BUCHANAN, Brian Richard
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-21 · resigned 2018-02-21
Resigned
TORRANCE, Kevin
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2019-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14