GENECO (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09326393 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-25
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-29📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-02-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-02-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-30➕LAVINGTON, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-30➖JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-11📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31➖SADDIQ, Mohammed Habedat resigneddirector
- 2018-12-03➕JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-30➖FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-16➕QUAYSECO LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-30➕FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-30➖PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-02➕SKELLETT, Colin Frank appointeddirector
- 2014-12-02➕WATTS, Mark Timothy appointeddirector
- 2014-12-02➕PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-26➕SADDIQ, Mohammed Habedat appointeddirector
- 2014-11-26➖SCOBIE, Mark Stephen resigneddirector
- 2014-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs GENECO (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
- 2014-11-25➕SCOBIE, Mark Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GENECO (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
This company · 09326393
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AJ SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LTD→ 10777078 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Wessex Water Operations Centre Claverton Down Road
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7WW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
LAVINGTON, Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-30
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QUAYSECO LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-16
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SKELLETT, Colin Frank→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2014-12-02
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WATTS, Mark Timothy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-12-02
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FISHER-HOYLE, Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-11-30 · resigned 2018-11-30
JEFFERSON, Ruth Esme→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-12-03 · resigned 2024-09-30
PHILLIPS, Andrew Jeremy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-12-02 · resigned 2015-11-30
SADDIQ, Mohammed Habedat→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2020-03-31
SCOBIE, Mark Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-11-25 · resigned 2014-11-26
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-02-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-11