CMB WATER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04208428 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-30

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 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11070

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.5y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review 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

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	2400	2000

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

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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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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capital · SH19
2023-05-23
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legacy
capital · SH20
2023-05-23
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-05-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-10
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officers · AP01
2023-05-10
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officers · AP01
2023-04-25
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BOMER, Daljit appointed
director
2023-04-25
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BOMER, Selma Isabella Henrietta appointed
director
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
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officers · AP01
2022-05-06
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officers · TM01
2022-05-05
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BOMER, Mark appointed
director
2022-05-05
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BOMER, Sarah resigned
director
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
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officers · TM01
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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CAMPBELL, Eion resigned
director
2019-11-20
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accounts · AA
2019-01-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2015-05-07
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CAMPBELL, Eion appointed
director
2001-08-30
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IVERSON, Barry Bernard appointed
director
2001-08-30
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BOMER, Mark resigned
director
2001-08-30
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BOMER, Sarah appointed
director
2001-04-30
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Company incorporated
As CMB WATER LIMITED
2001-04-30
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BOMER, William appointed
secretary
2001-04-30
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BOMER, William appointed
director
2001-04-30
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RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-30
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RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-30
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BOMER, Mark appointed
director
2001-04-30
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RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-04-30
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RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-05-23: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Bomer Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Selma Isabella Henrietta Bomer Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-04-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

Walmer Court Farm 466 Dover Road

Upper Walmer

Deal

Kent

CT14 7NA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01