A.A.S.K HEATING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC588897 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-15
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 Feb 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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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 admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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£0Feb 2023Feb 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-02-282023-02-28
Average employees300200

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2018-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.A.S.K HEATING SERVICES LTD
  8. 2018-02-15
    GOWANS, Alan appointed
    director
  9. 2018-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Gowans
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

51 Aberfeldy Avenue Aberfeldy Avenue
Blantyre
Glasgow
G72 0TB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GOWANS, Alan
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-02-15
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-02-15