AQUA DRAIN SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09156420 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-31
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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

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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2023-06-13
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  4. 2022-08-26
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  5. 2021-09-17
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  6. 2021-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-28
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    JACKSON, Angela Louise appointed
    director
  9. 2019-11-28
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  10. 2019-11-28
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  11. 2018-10-19
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  12. 2017-11-06
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  13. 2017-08-11
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  14. 2016-06-21
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  15. 2015-08-14
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  16. 2015-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUA DRAIN SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2014-07-31
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    JACKSON, Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Angela Louise Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

74 Winchester Avenue
Sheffield
S10 4EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JACKSON, Angela Louise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-11-28
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JACKSON, Gary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-31
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-28