ADVANCED WATER COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04044837 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-01

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 24.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£4.06M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46740

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 24.5y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.5 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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,056,264

Cash YoY

+5%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.8m

↑ 4.8% YoY

Net Worth

£4.1m

↑ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£5.0m

↑ 9.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£4.16M	£3.43M
Current assets	£4.95M	£4.52M
Cash	£1.80M	£1.72M
Debtors	£1.66M	£1.40M
Net assets	£4.06M	£3.33M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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officers · AP01
2024-11-25
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ROBINSON, Benjamin Thomas appointed
director
2024-02-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-06
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accounts · AA
2023-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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officers · AP01
2020-09-04
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DAVIES, Adam appointed
director
2020-06-12
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mortgage · MR04
2020-06-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-05-07
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accounts · AA
2020-03-30
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officers · TM01
2020-03-16
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RAMSTER, Christopher James resigned
director
2020-02-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-02-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-09-03
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RAMSTER, Christopher James appointed
director
2017-11-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-07-31
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ROBINSON, Samantha Jane appointed
director
2008-04-06
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ROBINSON, Samantha Jane appointed
secretary
2008-04-06
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ROBINSON, Davina Madelaine resigned
secretary
2007-12-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-12-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-07-18
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ROBINSON, Allan resigned
secretary
2001-07-18
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ROBINSON, Davina Madelaine appointed
secretary
2001-01-22
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ROBINSON, Allan resigned
director
2000-08-01
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED WATER COMPANY LIMITED
2000-08-01
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ROBINSON, Stewart Lee, Mister appointed
director
2000-08-01
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ROBINSON, Allan appointed
secretary
2000-08-01
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-01
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-01
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ROBINSON, Allan appointed
director
2000-08-01
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-08-01
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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.)

Group structure

Advanced Group Ventures Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advanced Group Ventures Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ADVANCED WATER COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 04044837

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
Advanced Group Ventures Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stewart Lee Robinsonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
Mrs Samantha Jane Robinsonceased 06/04/2016· 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

Incorporated2000-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

1 Racecourse Road

Pershore

Worcestershire

WR10 2EY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-01

Last: 2025-07-18