CLEAR DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07256007 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-17
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,744

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£33k-£378£32k£65k£98k£131kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£50.2k£-9.9k
Current assets£131.0k£62.3k
Net assets£2.7k£-33.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-06-01
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    ANDREWS, Lee appointed
    director
  6. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Chloe appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-04-01
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-04-01
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  18. 2019-04-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEAR DRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2010-05-17
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Joseph Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-17
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Nyree Emma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nyree Emma Richards
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Joseph Michael Richards
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Unit 29 Westminster Industrial Park
Rossfield Road
Ellesmere Port
CH65 3DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ANDREWS, Lee→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
RICHARDS, Chloe→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
RICHARDS, Joseph Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-05-17
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Active
RICHARDS, Nyree Emma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17