DODDS HOWE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT LIMITED

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03114596 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-10-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,109
Net assets shrinking
Down £95 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£609
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£441£882£1k£2k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-242024-06-24
Total assets£2.1k£2.2k
Current assets£609£704
Net assets£2.1k£2.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-23
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    CHIVERTON, Eleanor Marie appointed
    director
  6. 2022-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-10-08
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    LUND, Deborah Gail appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2022-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-10-03
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    WINDSOR, Edward Peter Lloyd resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-10-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-09-18
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    WINDSOR, Edward Peter Lloyd resigned
    director
  15. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-10
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    BOOTH, Pamela resigned
    director
  20. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2005-05-03
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    BOOTH, Pamela appointed
    director
  23. 2005-05-02
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    BOOTH, Robert resigned
    director
  24. 1996-07-05
    ➖
    MURRAY, Jennifer resigned
    director
  25. 1995-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As DODDS HOWE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT LIMITED
  26. 1995-10-17
    ➕
    HILL, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 1995-10-17
    ➕
    LOCKWOOD, Keith appointed
    director
  28. 1995-10-17
    ➕
    WINDSOR, Edward Peter Lloyd appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-10-17
    ➕
    BOOTH, Robert appointed
    director
  30. 1995-10-17
    ➕
    MURRAY, Jennifer appointed
    director
  31. 1995-10-17
    ➕
    WINDSOR, Edward Peter Lloyd appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1995-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

1 Dodds Howe
Crosthwaite
Kendal
Cumbria
LA8 8HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last made up to: 2025-06-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

CHIVERTON, Eleanor Marie→
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Peter→
director · ~91y · appointed 1995-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCKWOOD, Keith→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUND, Deborah Gail→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINDSOR, Edward Peter Lloyd→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-17 · resigned 2022-10-03
Resigned
BOOTH, Pamela→
director · ~94y · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned
BOOTH, Robert→
director · ~97y · appointed 1995-10-17 · resigned 2005-05-02
Resigned
MURRAY, Jennifer→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-10-17 · resigned 1996-07-05
Resigned
WINDSOR, Edward Peter Lloyd→
director · ~97y · appointed 1995-10-17 · resigned 2022-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28