GENECO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06842738 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
73 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-02-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-02-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-10-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-30➕LAVINGTON, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-30➖JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-03📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03➕JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-30➖FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-16➕QUAYSECO LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-30➕FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-30➖PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-16➕WATTS, Mark Timothy appointeddirector
- 2010-03-15➖HARRIS, Thomas Keith resigneddirector
- 2009-04-01➕PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs GENECO LIMITED
- 2009-03-10➕SKELLETT, Colin Frank appointeddirector
- 2009-03-10➕HARRIS, Thomas Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GENECO LIMITED
This company · 06842738
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
Operations Centre Claverton Down Road
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7WW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
LAVINGTON, Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-30
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QUAYSECO LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-16
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SKELLETT, Colin Frank→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2009-03-10
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WATTS, Mark Timothy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2010-03-16
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FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-11-30 · resigned 2018-11-30
JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-12-03 · resigned 2024-09-30
PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2015-11-30
HARRIS, Thomas Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2010-03-15
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-02-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-07