AMMWATER LTD

💤Zombieactive

06259827 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-25

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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2026-01-24
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officers · TM02
2026-01-23
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MULLETT MERRICK, Mandy Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2025-02-25
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accounts · AA
2024-02-07
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2022-12-16
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2022-02-04
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2021-02-08
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2020-02-09
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2019-02-16
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2018-02-05
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2017-02-15
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2016-06-23
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2015-08-06
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2015-02-18
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2014-05-27
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2008-03-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-05-30
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2007-05-30
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2007-05-25
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Company incorporated
As AMMWATER LTD
2007-05-25
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MULLETT MERRICK, Andrew Paul appointed
director
2007-05-25
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MULLETT MERRICK, Mandy Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-05-25
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-05-25
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Paul Mullett-Merrick Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC97000 — Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

Registered office

68 Chapel Road

Brightlingsea

Colchester

CO7 0HD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-08

Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MULLETT MERRICK, Andrew Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-05-25

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Active

MULLETT MERRICK, Mandy Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2026-01-23

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2007-05-30

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2007-05-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	2 properties	06/03/2008	—

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-11

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officers · TM02

2026-01-24