CLYFFE SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09286991 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-10-29
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees00

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 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-07-08
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    BLISS, Alan Peter resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-17
    ➕
    BLISS, Alan Peter appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-17
    ➖
    FRANCIS-LAWRENCE, Joanne Sarah resigned
    director
  12. 2024-02-17
    ➖
    NEWMAN, Adele Louise resigned
    director
  13. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-21
    ➖
    PEEL, John William resigned
    director
  19. 2019-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-05-09
    ➕
    FRANCIS-LAWRENCE, Joanne Sarah appointed
    director
  22. 2019-05-09
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Adele Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2019-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2018-12-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  25. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    BROOME, Anne Marion resigned
    director
  26. 2017-09-19
    ➕
    STOREY, Hilary Anne Josephine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-09-19
    ➖
    ELLIOTT, David Alexander resigned
    secretary
  28. 2017-09-17
    ➖
    ELLIOTT, David Alexander resigned
    director
  29. 2015-12-20
    ➕
    STOREY, Hilary Anne Josephine appointed
    director
  30. 2015-12-09
    ➖
    BALL, John Edward Norman resigned
    director
  31. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    BALL, John Edward Norman appointed
    director
  32. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    BROOME, Anne Marion appointed
    director
  33. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    PEEL, John William appointed
    director
  34. 2014-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLYFFE SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  35. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, David Alexander appointed
    secretary
  36. 2014-10-29
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, David Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

Westacre, Clyffe,
Tincleton
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 8QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

STOREY, Hilary Anne Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOREY, Hilary Anne Josephine→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, David Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2017-09-19
Resigned
BALL, John Edward Norman→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2015-12-09
Resigned
BLISS, Alan Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-02-17 · resigned 2026-07-08
Resigned
BROOME, Anne Marion→
director · ~84y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
ELLIOTT, David Alexander→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2017-09-17
Resigned
FRANCIS-LAWRENCE, Joanne Sarah→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-05-09 · resigned 2024-02-17
Resigned
NEWMAN, Adele Louise→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-09 · resigned 2024-02-17
Resigned
PEEL, John William→
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2019-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02