CIUR (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07886319 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-19
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
£725.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £725,271
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£759k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£725k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £725.3k | £611.3k |
| Current assets | £1.45M | £1.42M |
| Cash | £758.8k | £467.0k |
| Debtors | £560.7k | £800.4k |
| Net assets | £725.3k | £611.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-08📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2017-02-13➕RICHARDS, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2017-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-10-02➖CRAIG, David Brian resigneddirector
- 2011-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CIUR (UK) LIMITED
- 2011-12-19➕URBANEK, Michal appointeddirector
- 2011-12-19➕CRAIG, David Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michal Urbanek Individual · Czech · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Office 6 Aberdare Enterprise Centre
Aberaman
Aberdare
CF44 6DA
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
RICHARDS, Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
URBANEK, Michal→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAIG, David Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-12-19 · resigned 2015-10-02
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19