CASTLE BOLTON WATER COMPANY LTD

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08522576 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-05-09
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,066

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£15.1k£13.6k
Current assets£14.0k£11.1k
Net assets£15.1k£13.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-08-05
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  4. 2023-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-05-14
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    HALL, Robert resigned
    director
  6. 2022-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2019-05-21
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-20
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    STACK, Jonathan Louis Deckers appointed
    director
  13. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-12-09
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    WESTWOOD, Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Russ appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-24
    ➕
    PYRAH, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-09-24
    ➕
    PYRAH, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2013-09-24
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Rosemary Elizabeth Ingram resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-09-24
    ➖
    PREACOCK, Rosemary Elizabeth Ingram resigned
    director
  24. 2013-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CASTLE BOLTON WATER COMPANY LTD
  25. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    RAW, Stuart Jonathan appointed
    director
  26. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Rosemary Elizabeth Ingram appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    HALL, Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    PREACOCK, Rosemary Elizabeth Ingram appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Castle Cottage
Castle Bolton
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 4ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)

PYRAH, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-24
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Active
PYRAH, Carol Ann→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-24
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Active
RAW, Stuart Jonathan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-05-09
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Active
STACK, Jonathan Louis Deckers→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTWOOD, Peter→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-09
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Active
WILLIAMS, Russ→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-09
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Active
PEACOCK, Rosemary Elizabeth Ingram→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2013-09-24
Resigned
HALL, Robert→
director · ~88y · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2023-05-14
Resigned
PREACOCK, Rosemary Elizabeth Ingram→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2013-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
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accounts · AA
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-27