AJ WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING LTD

💤Zombieactive
05761520 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-29
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35220
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-04-01
    WILSON, Paul resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-03-30
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2006-03-30
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2006-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AJ WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING LTD
  20. 2006-03-29
    WILSON, Andrew John appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-29
    WILSON, Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-29
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-03-29
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Andrew John Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35220 — SIC 35220

Registered office

14 Woodlands Terrace
Esh Winning
Durham
DH7 9NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILSON, Andrew John
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-03-29
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Active
WILSON, Paul
secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-30
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01