BRIAN DRAGE WATER TREATMENT CONSULTANT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08060084 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,733
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
-£18k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-17.7k | £-18.2k |
| Cash | £2.5k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £-17.7k | £-18.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06➕DRAGE, Paula Bernadette appointeddirector
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIAN DRAGE WATER TREATMENT CONSULTANT LIMITED
- 2012-05-08➕DRAGE, Paula Bernadette appointedsecretary
- 2012-05-08➕DRAGE, Brian Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +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 "DRAGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 Brian Edward Drage Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 20/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Brian Edward Drageceased 20/01/2026· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
16 Hardy Close
Barton Under Needwood
Burton-On-Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 8HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DRAGE, Paula Bernadette→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRAGE, Brian Edward→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-08
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DRAGE, Paula Bernadette→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-04-06
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Recent filings (34 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25