AFFORDABLE BOILER SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC516169 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
27 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-11-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-10-31
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    MCARDLE, Darren Francis resigned
    director
  16. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AFFORDABLE BOILER SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    WILSON, Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    MCARDLE, Darren Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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 Thomas Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Francis Mcardleceased 31/10/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Room 33 14 Stroud Road
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 0YA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILSON, Thomas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-23
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Active
MCARDLE, Darren Francis→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23