MEDDINGS & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03943910 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
72 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-24
    ➕
    MEDDINGS, Simon Richard Brian appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    MEDDINGS, Barbara Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-11-16
    ➖
    MEDDINGS, Brian John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-11-16
    ➖
    HEALY, Robert Morgan resigned
    director
  20. 2000-05-03
    ➕
    MEDDINGS, Brian John appointed
    director
  21. 2000-05-03
    ➕
    MEDDINGS, Brian John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-05-03
    ➖
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2000-05-03
    ➕
    HEALY, Robert Morgan appointed
    director
  24. 2000-05-03
    ➖
    PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2000-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MEDDINGS & CO LIMITED
  26. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2000-03-09
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MEDDINGS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 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

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MEDDINGS, Simon Richard Brian (same surname) appointed 2026-03-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Richard Brian Meddings
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian John Meddingsceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2000-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

Willow Bank Kingswood
Stanford Bridge
Worcester
WR6 6SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MEDDINGS, Barbara Mary→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-16
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Active
MEDDINGS, Brian John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-05-03
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Active
MEDDINGS, Simon Richard Brian→
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Active
MEDDINGS, Brian John→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-03 · resigned 2000-11-16
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-03-09 · resigned 2000-05-03
Resigned
HEALY, Robert Morgan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-05-03 · resigned 2000-11-16
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-03-09 · resigned 2000-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12