A IBRAHIM PLUMBING & HEATING LTD

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10853973 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-06
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,689

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£2k£190£2k£4k£6kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£3.9k
Current assets£6.0k
Cash£3.2k
Debtors£2.8k
Net assets£-3.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2022-06-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-10-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-19
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2021-09-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-10-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2019-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A IBRAHIM PLUMBING & HEATING LTD
  19. 2017-07-06
    IBRAHIM, Adeel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "IBRAHIM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230

Registered office

73 Parsonage Manorway
Belvedere
DA17 6LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IBRAHIM, Adeel
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-07-06
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-07-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-10-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-21