GENERAL WATERS (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02666748 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees600600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-05-31
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    SALWAY, Stuart Hartley resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-05-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-04-20
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    BRAY, Andrew resigned
    director
  15. 2020-04-07
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    BRAY, Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-07
    ➕
    BRAY, Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-08-06
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    THOMPSON, Steven Edmond resigned
    director
  21. 2013-02-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    BRAY, Adrian Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-12
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, Kenneth Hibbert resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    SALWAY, Stuart Hartley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-11-12
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, Kenneth Hibbert resigned
    director
  26. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Steven Edmond appointed
    director
  27. 2007-11-12
    ➖
    WENTWORTH-FITZWILLIAM, Robin Michael Godric resigned
    director
  28. 1994-02-01
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Kenneth Hibbert appointed
    director
  29. 1993-04-15
    ➖
    ZEIN, Karim resigned
    director
  30. 1992-03-15
    ➕
    ZEIN, Karim appointed
    director
  31. 1992-02-26
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Kenneth Hibbert appointed
    secretary
  32. 1992-02-26
    ➖
    FITZWILLIAM, Ann resigned
    secretary
  33. 1991-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As GENERAL WATERS (U.K.) LIMITED
  34. 1991-11-28
    ➕
    FITZWILLIAM, Ann appointed
    secretary
  35. 1991-11-28
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1991-11-28
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1991-11-28
    ➕
    WENTWORTH-FITZWILLIAM, Robin Michael Godric appointed
    director
  38. 1991-11-28
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1991-11-28
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Bray
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/03/2021
Mr Adrian Alan Bray
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Unit 4 Tram Road Industrial Estate
Pontllanfraith
Blackwood
Caerphilly
NP12 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

BRAY, Adrian Alan→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAY, Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCKLEY, Kenneth Hibbert→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-26 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned
FITZWILLIAM, Ann→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-28 · resigned 1992-02-26
Resigned
SALWAY, Stuart Hartley→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-11-28 · resigned 1991-11-28
Resigned
BRAY, Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-04-07 · resigned 2020-04-20
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Kenneth Hibbert→
director · ~101y · appointed 1994-02-01 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned
THOMPSON, Steven Edmond→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2013-08-06
Resigned
WENTWORTH-FITZWILLIAM, Robin Michael Godric→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-11-28 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned
ZEIN, Karim→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-03-15 · resigned 1993-04-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-11-28 · resigned 1991-11-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of deposit1 property14/02/2013—
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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-27