CATCHWATER LTD
🌳Matureactive
08505492 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£95.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
26 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £95,432
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£95k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £96.1k | £54.1k |
| Current assets | £46.0k | £55.5k |
| Net assets | £95.4k | £53.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CATCHWATER LTD
- 2013-04-26➕TODD, Sarah Ann appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-26➕ISAAC, Robert David appointeddirector
- 2013-04-26➕TODD, Sarah Ann 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 66 — 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 66. 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 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert David Isaac Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 01/04/2017 |
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
Incorporated2013-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Catchwater Cottage East Fen Lane
Stickney
Boston
PE22 8DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ISAAC, Robert David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-26
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TODD, Sarah Ann→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-26
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-26