HUDSON WHITE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07897695 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2018-12-17
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    WHITE, Christopher Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2018-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-10-17
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  19. 2012-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As HUDSON WHITE SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2012-01-04
    ➕
    HUDSON, Darren Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hudson White Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hudson White Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HUDSON WHITE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 07897695

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hudson White Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence17/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Mark Hudsonceased 17/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

Twyford Business Park Honey Pot Lane
Colsterworth
Grantham
NG33 5LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUDSON, Darren Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-01-04
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Active
WHITE, Christopher Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-17
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Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-15