EGNIOL CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06668552 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74100Specialised design activities
74901Environmental consulting activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 16.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	4400	3800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-01
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SHOESMITH, Daniel appointed
director
2026-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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SHOESMITH, Daniel Edward resigned
director
2025-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-17
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-17
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
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SHOESMITH, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2022-11-30
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-01
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WOLSTENCROFT, David Alexander resigned
director
2021-12-01
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-12-29
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-01-06
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2016-09-05
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-10-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-10-07
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SMITH, David James resigned
director
2014-01-31
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2013-06-24
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SMITH, David James appointed
director
2012-01-27
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JONES, Colin resigned
director
2011-07-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-12-01
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WOLSTENCROFT, David Alexander appointed
director
2009-11-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
2009-09-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
2009-09-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Egniol Limited and Egniol Consulting Limited Acting by Its Joint Administrators Mr Allport and Mr Jack of Ernst & Young LLP (The “Administrators”)
2009-09-04
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WILLIAMS-OWEN, Andrew Kempson appointed
director
2009-09-04
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JONES, Colin appointed
director
2009-07-31
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MCGEE, Dermot Peter resigned
director
2008-08-08
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Company incorporated
As EGNIOL CONSULTING LIMITED
2008-08-08
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DILWORTH, Peter Derek appointed
director
2008-08-08
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-08-08
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-08-08
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MCGEE, Dermot Peter appointed
director
2008-08-08
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-08-08
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Kempson Williams-Owen Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/09/2024
Mr Peter Derek Dilworth Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69	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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Unit 7, Ash Court Fford Y Llyn

Parc Menai

Bangor

Gwynedd

LL57 4DF

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

DILWORTH, Peter Derek→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-08-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHOESMITH, Daniel→

director · ~49y · appointed 2026-06-01

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Active

WILLIAMS-OWEN, Andrew Kempson→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-09-04

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2008-08-08

Resigned

JONES, Colin→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2012-01-27

Resigned

MCGEE, Dermot Peter→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2009-07-31

Resigned

SHOESMITH, Daniel Edward→

director · ~49y · appointed 2024-02-01 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

SMITH, David James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-24 · resigned 2014-10-07

Resigned

WOLSTENCROFT, David Alexander→

director · ~61y · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2022-08-01

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2008-08-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/01/2017	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	05/09/2016	—
outstanding	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	31/01/2014	—
satisfied	Finance Wales Investments (6) Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited	Debenture	1 property	06/11/2009	29/12/2017
satisfied	Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance Limited	Debenture	1 property	30/09/2009	21/10/2015
satisfied	Egniol and Egniol Consulting Acting by Its Joint Administrators Mr Allport and Mr Jack of Ernst & Young (The “Administrators”) Egniol Limited and Egniol Consulting Limited Acting by Its Joint Administrators Mr Allport and Mr Jack of Ernst & Young LLP (The “Administrators”)	Debenture	1 property	05/09/2009	30/07/2011

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Recent filings (97 total)

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

officers · AP01

2026-06-24

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

accounts · AA

2026-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-04

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

officers · TM01

2026-03-03

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

accounts · AA

2025-04-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-13

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-01-13

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-10-17

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-10-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-25

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

accounts · AA

2024-03-08

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

accounts · AA

2024-02-23

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

officers · AP01

2024-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-24

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-11-30