CCTV DRAINAGE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09290706 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-31

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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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Investigation activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	—	£73.7k
Current assets	—	£63.9k
Cash	—	£29.1k
Debtors	—	£34.3k
Net assets	—	£50.2k
Average employees	4	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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accounts · AA
2026-05-21
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address · AD01
2025-07-02
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accounts · AA
2024-06-25
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accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-28
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accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts · AA
2020-03-16
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accounts · AA
2019-05-16
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2018-02-16
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2017-05-24
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accounts · AA
2016-04-29
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accounts · AA
2015-11-26
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2014-10-31
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Company incorporated
As CCTV DRAINAGE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED
2014-10-31
➕
KELLY, Beverly appointed
director
2014-10-31
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KELLY, Richard Francis 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 59 — 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 59. 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Francis Kelly Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/07/2016

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

Incorporated2014-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities

Registered office

Cherry House 60 Hull Road

Cliffe

Selby

YO8 6NH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KELLY, Beverly→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-10-31

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KELLY, Richard Francis→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-31

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-09-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-02