PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02536455 · ltd · incorporated 1990-08-31

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 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 36000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (7 active, 37 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

183 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-30
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-26
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HEWSON, Hayley Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2025-09-25
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HARDYMAN, Christopher Neil resigned
secretary
2025-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-16
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DARCY, Sharon Helen appointed
director
2023-10-16
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WILSON, Angela resigned
director
2023-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-24
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-17
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STOIMENOVA, Lara Dimitrova, Dr appointed
director
2022-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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COFFIN, Michael Robert resigned
director
2021-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-01
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MILNER, John Christopher appointed
director
2021-09-30
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ORTON, Helen Mary Grace resigned
director
2021-04-01
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LOUGHLIN, Christopher appointed
director
2021-03-05
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OWENS, David William resigned
director
2020-07-01
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WILSON, Angela appointed
director
2020-06-30
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JOHNSON, Martin resigned
director
2020-06-11
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KIRK, Mike resigned
director
2020-05-01
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DEACON, Christopher appointed
director
2019-03-31
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BENJAMIN, Heather Virginia resigned
director
2019-01-02
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COFFIN, Michael Robert appointed
director
2018-12-31
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SMITH, Neville resigned
director
2018-11-01
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TAYLOR, Colin Robert appointed
director
2018-11-01
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PORTEOUS, Roderic Colquhoun resigned
director
2018-03-16
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OWENS, David William appointed
director
2015-10-12
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ORTON, Helen Mary Grace appointed
director
2015-01-01
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SHEERAN, Nick John resigned
director
2014-09-30
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LAZENBY, Terence Michael resigned
director
2014-07-01
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JOHNSON, Martin appointed
director
2012-11-01
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BENJAMIN, Heather Virginia appointed
director
2012-11-01
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KIRK, Mike appointed
director
2012-11-01
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SULLIVAN, Robert Leonard resigned
director
2012-11-01
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TENNANT, Raymond John resigned
director
2012-05-01
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NEVE, Andrew Richard resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Portsmouth Water Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Portsmouth Water Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED

This company · 02536455

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Portsmouth Water Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Loughlin Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2021

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David William Owensceased 05/03/2021· significant influence · firm interest
Ancala Fornia Limitedceased 16/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Stuart Robert Lindsayceased 16/03/2018· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Neville Smithceased 16/03/2018· significant influence · trust interest
Mr David James Ellisceased 16/03/2018· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Paul Treagustceased 16/03/2018· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Mark Shepherdceased 16/03/2018· significant influence · trust interest

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

Incorporated1990-08-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Brockhampton Springs

West Street

Havant

PO9 1LG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05