NATIONAL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09848539 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
40 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees500

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-31
    BOLTER, Andrew Christopher resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-13
    BOLTER, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-13
    HORTON, Paul John resigned
    director
  9. 2024-11-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-11-29
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2024-09-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2024-06-06
    HARTLEY, Benjamin Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2024-06-06
    HARTLEY, Gavin Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2024-06-06
    URMSON, Louise Mary resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-06-06
    HORTON, Paul John appointed
    director
  16. 2024-06-06
    URMSON, Louise Mary resigned
    director
  17. 2024-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2024-06-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-06-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2024-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2022-07-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  27. 2022-04-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  28. 2022-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  29. 2022-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  30. 2015-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NATIONAL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED
  31. 2015-10-29
    URMSON, Robert John appointed
    director
  32. 2015-10-29
    URMSON, Louise Mary appointed
    secretary
  33. 2015-10-29
    URMSON, Louise Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

R J Urmson Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
R J Urmson Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
NATIONAL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 09848539

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
R J Urmson Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Louise Mary Urmsonceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Robert John Urmsonceased 31/03/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Alton House
Alton Road
Ross-On-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 5BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HARTLEY, Benjamin Paul
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTLEY, Gavin Michael
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URMSON, Robert John
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URMSON, Louise Mary
secretary · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2024-06-06
Resigned
BOLTER, Andrew Christopher
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-13 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned
HORTON, Paul John
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-06 · resigned 2025-06-13
Resigned
URMSON, Louise Mary
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2024-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06