CIWA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09519129 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-31
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-28.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81210General cleaning of buildings
  • 81229Other building and industrial cleaning activities
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,458
Very low cash
Cash position: £39
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
-£28k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£28k-£23k-£17k-£11k-£5k£666Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-23.4k£-21.1k
Cash£39£666
Net assets£-28.5k£-27.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-02
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    MUDZIKISI, Lisa Shingairai resigned
    director
  18. 2015-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As CIWA LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    CHIKOHWA, Patience appointed
    director
  20. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    MUDZIKISI, Lisa Shingairai appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Patience Chikohwa
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

409-411 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 3PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHIKOHWA, Patience→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-31
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
MUDZIKISI, Lisa Shingairai→
director · ~33y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2016-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-22