ASSURED WATER LTD

💤Zombieactive
08876950 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-07-21
    ➖
    GARDINER, Jodie Helen resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-05-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-05-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-03-07
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    GARDINER, Jodie Helen appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-03-06
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    GARDINER, Helen Louise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSURED WATER LTD
  20. 2014-02-05
    ➕
    GARDINER, Leighton Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-05
    ➕
    GARDINER, Helen Louise appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leighton Philip Gardiner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Louise Gardinerceased 06/03/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Minerva Mill Innovation Centre
Station Road
Alcester
B49 5ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GARDINER, Leighton Philip→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARDINER, Helen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned 2019-03-06
Resigned
GARDINER, Jodie Helen→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-07 · resigned 2025-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-04