OBAN PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC522228 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£721
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £721
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,859 YoY
Cash YoY
+374%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 374% YoY
Net Worth
£721
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£39k£58k£77k£97kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£28.1k£22.2k
Current assets£96.7k£64.5k
Cash£12.4k£2.6k
Debtors£31.8k£9.4k
Net assets£721£3.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-06
    DAVIDSON, Katy Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-06
    DAVIDSON, Stephen Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As OBAN PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED
  21. 2015-12-10
    HILL, Hayley Rachael appointed
    director
  22. 2015-12-10
    HILL, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

5 Lochside Street
Oban
PA34 4HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Katy Louise
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
DAVIDSON, Stephen Gordon
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
HILL, Hayley Rachael
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-12-10
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Active
HILL, John
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-12-10
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03