24/7 DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06501247 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-12
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£642.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £642,005
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£384k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£642k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£688k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £722.6k | £661.0k |
| Current assets | £688.2k | £587.2k |
| Cash | £383.9k | £273.9k |
| Debtors | £304.3k | £313.3k |
| Net assets | £642.0k | £559.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-01➕MOORE, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2008-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 24/7 DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2008-02-12➕MOORE, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-12➕MOORE, Lee Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Louise Moore Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Lee Robert Moore Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8 Spur Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MOORE, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Lee Robert→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-12
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Recent filings (53 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01