BLACK MOUNTAIN MINERAL WATER COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02991592 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (30/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.2y

40/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 employees21002200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-11-01
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  3. 2024-09-30
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  4. 2024-01-16
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  5. 2023-10-26
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  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2021-09-28
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  9. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2017-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2016-09-21
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  14. 2016-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-09-19
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    WATKINS, Carl appointed
    director
  16. 2016-09-19
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    WATKINS, Melanie Jayne appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-12-04
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    WATKINS, Melanie Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-12-04
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    ALLEN, Yvette Claire resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-30
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    WATKINS, Glyn James resigned
    director
  21. 2006-06-02
    ➕
    ALLEN, Yvette Claire appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-02
    ➖
    TAURINS, Andris resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-02
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    TAURINS, Andris resigned
    director
  24. 2004-08-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2002-04-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2002-03-07
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    TAURINS, Andris appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-03-06
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    SAMPSON, Dorothy Ingrid resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-03-06
    ➖
    SAMPSON, Dorothy Ingrid resigned
    director
  29. 2001-06-05
    ➖
    SAMPSON, Jamie Fraser resigned
    director
  30. 2001-05-25
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    TAURINS, Andris appointed
    director
  31. 2001-03-27
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    EVERTON, Donald Arthur resigned
    director
  32. 2001-01-26
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    HULSE, Douglas Cecil resigned
    director
  33. 2001-01-26
    ➕
    SAMPSON, Jamie Fraser appointed
    director
  34. 2000-07-31
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    EVERTON, Janet Mary resigned
    secretary
  35. 2000-07-31
    ➕
    SAMPSON, Dorothy Ingrid appointed
    secretary
  36. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    EVERTON, Janet Mary resigned
    director
  37. 2000-07-31
    ➕
    HULSE, Douglas Cecil appointed
    director
  38. 2000-04-28
    ➕
    SAMPSON, Dorothy Ingrid appointed
    director
  39. 1995-07-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  40. 1995-06-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Donald Arthur Everton
  41. 1995-05-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Donald Arthur Everton
  42. 1994-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACK MOUNTAIN MINERAL WATER COMPANY LIMITED
  43. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    WATKINS, Dorinda Joy appointed
    director
  44. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    EVERTON, Janet Mary appointed
    secretary
  45. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1994-11-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 1994-11-17
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    EVERTON, Donald Arthur appointed
    director
  48. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    EVERTON, Janet Mary appointed
    director
  49. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    WATKINS, Glyn James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 med ·
Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dorinda Joy Watkins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Springvale
Longtown
Herefordshire
HR2 0PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

WATKINS, Melanie Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATKINS, Carl→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATKINS, Dorinda Joy→
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATKINS, Melanie Jayne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Yvette Claire→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-02 · resigned 2008-12-04
Resigned
EVERTON, Janet Mary→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
SAMPSON, Dorothy Ingrid→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2002-03-06
Resigned
TAURINS, Andris→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-07 · resigned 2006-06-02
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned
EVERTON, Donald Arthur→
director · ~96y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned
EVERTON, Janet Mary→
director · ~93y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
HULSE, Douglas Cecil→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2001-01-26
Resigned
SAMPSON, Dorothy Ingrid→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-04-28 · resigned 2002-03-06
Resigned
SAMPSON, Jamie Fraser→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-01-26 · resigned 2001-06-05
Resigned
TAURINS, Andris→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2006-06-02
Resigned
WATKINS, Glyn James→
director · ~82y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2007-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/04/2002—
satisfied
Donald Arthur Everton
Debenture1 property23/06/199512/07/1995
satisfied
Donald Arthur Everton
Debenture2 properties02/05/199507/08/2004
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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21