MIDLANDS SEWER MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09431305 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-10
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,131

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£3.1k
Current assets£9.3k
Cash£3.5k
Debtors£5.8k
Net assets£3.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    SHERLOCK, Chelsey Margaret appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-02-17
    ➖
    WEBB, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2015-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MIDLANDS SEWER MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  19. 2015-02-10
    ➕
    ESSEX, Joseph David appointed
    director
  20. 2015-02-10
    ➕
    WEBB, Mark Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mrs Chelsey Margaret Sherlock
Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2024
Mr Joseph David Essex
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Andrew Webbceased 17/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

43 Merstow Green
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ESSEX, Joseph David→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-02-10
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Active
SHERLOCK, Chelsey Margaret→
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-05-01
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Active
WEBB, Mark Andrew→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2020-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28