AC WATER LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07183417 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2016-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AC WATER LIMITED
- 2010-03-09➕WARE, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Ware Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABSOLUTE CONTRACT CONTROL LIMITED→ 13716427 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABSTRACT INCENTIVES LIMITED→ 06560250 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ACB PLANNING SERVICES LTD→ 15512565 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCOLADE SOCIAL CARE CIC→ 13808052 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACDB SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 11283788 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACE HAIRCUTS LTD→ 16118822 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACE METERING LTD→ 14048606 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACE OF BLADE (ST) LTD→ 14013926 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACE PROPERTIES & EVENTS LIMITED→ 10459393 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WARE, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-03-09
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Recent filings (36 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-11