DECANTAE MINERAL WATER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01949922 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 37.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
180 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,365,910
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
Net Worth
£1.4m
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.37M |
| Current assets | £1.18M |
| Cash | £43.9k |
| Debtors | £742.1k |
| Net assets | £1.37M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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 (57 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-28🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Recognise Bank Limited
- 2025-07-28🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Recognise Bank Limited
- 2025-02-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25➕NANUA, Baljinder appointeddirector
- 2024-11-25➕SIDHU, Raminder Singh appointeddirector
- 2024-11-25➖SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-11-25➖AUSHER, Jason Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-11-25➖SOLTIS, Brian Macey resigneddirector
- 2024-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-13➖DUFFY, Claire resigneddirector
- 2023-06-13➕SOLTIS, Brian Macey appointeddirector
- 2023-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-31➖SPOONER, Ian resigneddirector
- 2023-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-16➖KITCHING, Steven resigneddirector
- 2021-12-01➖VERNON, Matthew James resigneddirector
- 2021-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-01-30➕VERNON, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2018-01-30➖VERNON, Matthew James resigneddirector
- 2017-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-04-20➖JOHNSON, John Eric resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-20➕SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-04-20➖ANDREWS, John Leslie resigneddirector
- 2017-04-20➕AUSHER, Jason Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-04-20➕DUFFY, Claire appointeddirector
- 2017-04-20➖JOHNSON, John Eric resigneddirector
- 2017-04-20➕KITCHING, Steven appointeddirector
- 2017-04-20➕VERNON, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2015-12-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-07-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-05-06➕JOHNSON, John Eric appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-25➖HATTON, Roger Wallis resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Derby Bar Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Derby Bar Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DECANTAE MINERAL WATER LIMITED
This company · 01949922
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Derby Bar Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/11/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Eden Springs Uk Limitedceased 25/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Cott Retail Brands Limitedceased 23/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Total Water Solutions Limitedceased 10/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr John Leslie Andrewsceased 12/06/2017· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ADI'S COFFEE BEANS LIMITED→ 16285506 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COMPLETE-VIT LTD→ 14361478 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CREAM AND SPOON LTD→ 10817141 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CRUMB COOKIES LTD→ 15119835 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DIDUN FOODS LTD→ 16286670 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DKS HOMEMADE ARTISAN CHARCUTERIE LTD→ 17104805 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOGINBLACK LTD→ 11834222 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EAGLE DISTILLERS LIMITED→ 12305500 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| EIGHTEENTH STAR LTD→ 14124528 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EVARAJ ASSOCIATES LTD→ 16025731 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070
Registered office
First Floor, Woburn Court 2 Railton Road
Woburn Road Industrial Estate
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK42 7PN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
NANUA, Baljinder→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIDHU, Raminder Singh→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HATTON, Roger Wallis→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-04-25
JOHNSON, John Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2017-04-20
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-04-20 · resigned 2024-11-25
ANDREWS, John Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2017-04-20
ARCHER, David Arman Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1992-05-01 · resigned 1992-08-31
AUSHER, Jason Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-20 · resigned 2024-11-25
DUFFY, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-20 · resigned 2023-06-13
JOHNSON, John Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2017-04-20
KITCHING, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-20 · resigned 2022-12-16
SOLTIS, Brian Macey→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-06-13 · resigned 2024-11-25
SPOONER, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2023-01-31
VERNON, Matthew James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-30 · resigned 2021-12-01
VERNON, Matthew James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-04-20 · resigned 2018-01-30
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Recognise Bank Recognise Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Recognise Bank Recognise Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/12/2015 | 25/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 21/05/2004 | 14/07/2011 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed charge | 1 property | 09/01/1996 | 04/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/11/1988 | 22/11/2021 |
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Recent filings (180 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-28