DRAINTEX LTD

💤Zombieactive
06429648 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-16
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-08-19
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    EXLEY, Kellie Jane resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-09-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2009-11-16
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    EXLEY, Kellie Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    EXLEY, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    EXLEY, Kellie Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-22
    ➕
    EXLEY, Kellie Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2007-11-19
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-11-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-11-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DRAINTEX LTD
  25. 2007-11-16
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-11-16
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Exley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kellie Jane Exleyceased 19/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

Unit 1-3, Junction 30 Business Park Ouzlewell Green
Lofthouse
Wakefield
WF3 3QW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

EXLEY, Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EXLEY, Kellie Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-16 · resigned 2007-11-19
Resigned
EXLEY, Kellie Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2025-08-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-16 · resigned 2007-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17