DALY DRAINS LTD

🌳Matureactive

06509344 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-20

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 36000

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	—	£-26.1k
Current assets	—	£7.7k
Net assets	—	£-35.2k
Average employees	100	—

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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officers · CH01
2025-11-26
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accounts · AA
2025-08-27
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DALY, Bernadette appointed
director
2025-08-27
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officers · AP01
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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DALY, Bernadette resigned
secretary
2023-04-25
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DALY, Bernadette resigned
director
2023-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-23
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accounts · AA
2017-11-15
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accounts · AA
2017-04-13
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address · AD01
2017-02-08
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officers · AP01
2017-02-01
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DALY, Bernadette appointed
director
2008-02-20
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Company incorporated
As DALY DRAINS LTD
2008-02-20
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DALY, Mark appointed
director
2008-02-20
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DALY, Bernadette appointed
secretary
2008-02-20
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-02-20
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-02-20
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-20
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DALY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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 Mark Daly Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Incorporated2008-02-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

32 Gibwood Road

Northenden

Manchester

M22 4BS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-06

Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DALY, Bernadette→

director · ~57y · appointed 2025-08-27

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Active

DALY, Mark→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-02-20

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Active

DALY, Bernadette→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2023-04-25

Resigned

COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2008-02-20

Resigned

DALY, Bernadette→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2023-04-25

Resigned

COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2008-02-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-25

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-04-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-01-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-19