DRAIN & SEWAGE PUMPING SYSTEM SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06965888 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£428
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £428
Net assets shrinking
Down £284 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£428
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£35k£47k£59kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.1k£11.4k
Current assets£51.1k£59.1k
Net assets£428£712

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-08-20
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    WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2019-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-01-05
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    WHIBLEY, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2017-01-05
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    WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-01-05
    ➖
    WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar resigned
    director
  22. 2010-11-19
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    DALZIEL, Michael Glen resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-11-19
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    WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-09-15
    ➕
    WHIBLEY, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2010-07-22
    ➖
    DALZIEL, Michael Glen resigned
    director
  26. 2010-07-22
    ➕
    WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar appointed
    director
  27. 2009-09-03
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    ROBERTS, Daniel Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2009-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As DRAIN & SEWAGE PUMPING SYSTEM SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    DALZIEL, Michael Glen appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    DALZIEL, Michael Glen appointed
    director
  31. 2009-07-17
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Daniel Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amanda Jane Whibley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Stuart Edgar Whibley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/08/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stuart Edgar Whibleyceased 18/01/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2009-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

20 Conker Close
Kingsnorth
Ashford
Kent
TN23 3LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WHIBLEY, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHIBLEY, Amanda Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALZIEL, Michael Glen→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2010-11-19
Resigned
WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned
DALZIEL, Michael Glen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2010-07-22
Resigned
ROBERTS, Daniel Michael→
director · ~39y · appointed 2009-07-17 · resigned 2009-09-03
Resigned
WHIBLEY, Stuart Edgar→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-21