C.E.WALTON & CO.LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00859614 · ltd · incorporated 1965-09-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£348.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
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
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £348,313
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,404 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£232k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£348k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£337k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £393.3k | £419.7k |
| Current assets | £337.3k | £366.6k |
| Cash | £232.3k | £264.6k |
| Debtors | £105.0k | £102.0k |
| Net assets | £348.3k | £350.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12➕BRADFORD, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-12➖THOMAS, Carmen resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-08-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-11-02➖BENNS, Dawn resigneddirector
- 2004-01-08➕BENNS, Dawn appointeddirector
- 2003-08-18➖DOHERTY, Paul Dermont resignedsecretary
- 2003-08-18➕THOMAS, Carmen appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-13➕DOHERTY, Paul Dermont appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-13➖DOHERTY, Steven Paul resignedsecretary
- 1998-12-31➖BAKER, John resigneddirector
- 1995-07-10➕DOHERTY, Steven Paul appointeddirector
- 1995-07-10➕DOHERTY, Steven Paul appointedsecretary
- 1995-07-10➖WALTON, Marion Faith resignedsecretary
- 1995-07-10➖WALTON, Charles Everard Digby resigneddirector
- 1995-07-10➖WALTON, Marion Faith resigneddirector
- 1983-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1979-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1965-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs C.E.WALTON & CO.LIMITED
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Paul Doherty Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
Unit 5, Ninian Park Ninian Way
Wilnecote
Tamworth
B77 5ES
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
Active
DOHERTY, Steven Paul→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1995-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOHERTY, Paul Dermont→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2003-08-18
DOHERTY, Steven Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1999-05-13
THOMAS, Carmen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-18 · resigned 2021-08-12
WALTON, Marion Faith→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-07-10
BAKER, John→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1998-12-31
BENNS, Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2011-11-02
WALTON, Charles Everard Digby→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1995-07-10
WALTON, Marion Faith→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1995-07-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/12/1983 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/09/1979 | — |
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Recent filings (105 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-08-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-12