DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03199803 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-16
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 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 22.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 51 | 4800 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-16➖MARSHALL, Elizabeth Marie resigneddirector
- 2022-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-03-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-06-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-03-25➕MARSHALL, Elizabeth Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-03-12➕MARSHALL, Frances Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-09-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-07-31➕MARSHALL, Paul Stuart appointeddirector
- 2014-07-31➖WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-07-31➖KELLY, John Edwin resigneddirector
- 2014-07-31➖KELLY, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2003-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-02-10➖ROBINSON, Sandra Hazel resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-10➕WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-06-30➕KELLY, Sandra appointeddirector
- 1996-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
- 1996-05-16➕ROBINSON, Sandra Hazel appointedsecretary
- 1996-05-16➕HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-05-16➖HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-05-16➕KELLY, John Edwin appointeddirector
- 1996-05-16➕HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-05-16➖HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Unbloc Drainage Engineers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Unbloc Drainage Engineers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 03199803
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unbloc Drainage Engineers Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Unit 4 Trade City Lyon Way
Frimley
Surrey
GU16 7AL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
MARSHALL, Frances Mary→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Paul Stuart→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Sandra Hazel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-05-16 · resigned 2000-02-10
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-05-16 · resigned 1996-05-16
WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-02-10 · resigned 2014-07-31
KELLY, John Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1996-05-16 · resigned 2014-07-31
KELLY, Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2014-07-31
MARSHALL, Elizabeth Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2019-03-25 · resigned 2022-11-16
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-05-16 · resigned 1996-05-16
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2020 | 13/01/2023 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/06/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/11/2003 | 11/09/2014 |
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Recent filings (110 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08