ALL-CLEAR DRAINAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04848242 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£21.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,030
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 228% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£21.0k£6.4k
Current assets£44.8k£37.9k
Cash£16.2k£15.9k
Debtors£28.5k£22.0k
Net assets£21.0k£6.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-09
    ➖
    COCKLEY, Clive Donald resigned
    director
  17. 2016-03-16
    ➕
    COCKLEY, Kirstie Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2015-01-16
    ➖
    HOCKEY, Albert William Bramley resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-01-16
    ➖
    HOCKEY, Albert William Bramley resigned
    director
  20. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Albert William Bramley appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    HOCKEY, Albert William Bramley appointed
    director
  22. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    BARNETT, Stephen Richard resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    BARNETT, Stephen Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2003-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL-CLEAR DRAINAGE LIMITED
  25. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    BARNETT, Stephen Richard appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-07-28
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    BARNETT, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    COCKLEY, Clive Donald appointed
    director
  30. 2003-07-28
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-07-28
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kirstie Jane Cockley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2003-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Unit 7a Waterside Business Park
Waterside
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

COCKLEY, Kirstie Jane→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNETT, Stephen Richard→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
HOCKEY, Albert William Bramley→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2015-01-16
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-28
Resigned
BARNETT, Stephen Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
COCKLEY, Clive Donald→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2016-07-09
Resigned
HOCKEY, Albert William Bramley→
director · ~86y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2015-01-16
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28