BLUE BUSINESS WATER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09093287 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-19
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
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.6y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees—300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-07
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    CLARK, Christopher James resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-11-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit Limited
  10. 2024-10-30
    ➕
    COX, Russell appointed
    secretary
  11. 2024-10-30
    ➕
    HUDSON, Aidon appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-30
    ➖
    CLARK, Claraine resigned
    secretary
  13. 2024-10-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2024-10-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-07-17
    ➕
    CLARK, Claraine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-07-17
    ➖
    COX, Russell resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-07-17
    ➖
    COX, Russell resigned
    director
  25. 2014-07-17
    ➖
    MARSH, Sean resigned
    director
  26. 2014-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE BUSINESS WATER LIMITED
  27. 2014-06-19
    ➕
    COX, Russell appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-06-19
    ➕
    CLARK, Christopher James appointed
    director
  29. 2014-06-19
    ➕
    COX, Russell appointed
    director
  30. 2014-06-19
    ➕
    MARSH, Sean appointed
    director

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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Crocodilus Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Crocodilus Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BLUE BUSINESS WATER LIMITED
This company · 09093287

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Crocodilus Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher James Clarkceased 01/11/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2014-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Former Coroners Court
Close
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 3RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

COX, Russell→
secretary · appointed 2024-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Aidon→
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Claraine→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-17 · resigned 2024-10-30
Resigned
COX, Russell→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-19 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
CLARK, Christopher James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-19 · resigned 2025-06-07
Resigned
COX, Russell→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-06-19 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
MARSH, Sean→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-19 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit
Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit Limited
A registered charge1 property25/11/2024—
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Recent filings (39 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25