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LEIGHTON-WATKINSON PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED: plumbing, heating and air-conditioning company in Preston
LEIGHTON-WATKINSON PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED is an active limited company with a proposal to strike off (no. 01406640), incorporated in 1978, registered for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220), with its registered office in PR4 (Preston), and 67 similar companies have a registered office within 10 km. If you need an MCS-certified air-to-air installer, MCS lists 0 installers certified for air-to-air heat pumps yet (checked 25 Sep 2026), so no company here can offer the £2,500 grant route today.
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Within 10 km
67 similar companies within 10 km. Preston
What homes around PR4 need
In PR4 last summer (2026) there were ≈2 nights that stayed above 18 °C — 3 times the 1991–2020 average of 0.7 (ERA5 reanalysis, grid ≈30 km, lower than street temperatures in cities).
0% of sampled postcodes in PR4 sit in a conservation area (no-record-uncertain, 1,824 live postcodes).
In England an air-source heat pump on a house can be permitted development under Class G when the conditions hold, including the MCS 020a noise limit of 37.0 dB(A) (§3.2 Step 8).
Hot nights: ERA5-ARCO, June–August, minimum at or above 18 °C, 2026 against the 1991–2020 mean, retrieved 25 Sep 2026. Conservation-area share: sampled postcode points, snapshot 25 Sep 2026. Noise limit from the decision contract, checked 25 Sep 2026.
Nearest similar companies
| Company | Number | District | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| J WHITE HEATING & PLUMBING LTD | 15563069 | PR4 | ≈0.8 km |
| SWB LANCASHIRE LTD | 17012730 | PR4 | ≈0.8 km |
| UPS SOLAR LIMITED | 14489131 | PR4 | ≈1.1 km |
| A J CRIBB PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD | 11949295 | PR4 | ≈1.1 km |
| TARLETON GAS LIMITED | 04576832 | PR4 | ≈2.4 km |
| MARSHSIDE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD | 07858498 | PR9 | ≈4.0 km |
| PLUMBFORCE LIMITED | 06307921 | PR4 | ≈4.5 km |
| AMP HEATING LTD | 12895303 | PR9 | ≈4.5 km |
| REDPATH PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED | 13296925 | PR4 | ≈4.6 km |
| KGN HVAC LTD | 14579552 | PR9 | ≈4.8 km |
Company record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company number | 01406640 |
| Name | LEIGHTON-WATKINSON PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED |
| Status | Active - Proposal to Strike off |
| Incorporated | 22 Dec 1978 |
| SIC | 43220 · plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation |
| Registered office postcode | PR4 6AE |
| Outcode | PR4 |
| Nation | England |
| Air-to-air signal | not yet observed, checked 25 Sep 2026 |
| F-Gas | not yet observed, checked 25 Sep 2026 |
| MCS air-to-air | not yet observed, checked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Retrieved | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Dataset | https://download.companieshouse.gov.uk/BasicCompanyDataAsOneFile-2026-09-01.zip |
| Companies House page | Company 01406640 |
Companies House record: LEIGHTON-WATKINSON PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED, company 01406640, status Active - Proposal to Strike off, retrieved 25 Sep 2026. The address shown is the registered office, not a verified operating base. This catalogue is a directory of incorporated businesses, not an exhaustive installer register. Snapshot 1 Sep 2026, retrieved 25 Sep 2026. The 10 km count is equirectangular to 0.1 km. MCS air-to-air confirmed in this catalogue: 0, checked 25 Sep 2026.
Better than a reviews catalogue: the Companies House record, the district hot-night count and the MCS air-to-air observation are on one page.