ANCALA WATER SERVICES TOPCO LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
Opportunity 71/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit | — | £-2.0k |
| Profit before tax | £3.00M | £20.46M |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-09-05📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-09-05⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-09-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14➖STATELOVA, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2023-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-19➖PAPAIACOVOU, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-05-19➕STATELOVA, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2022-01-28📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-09-17📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-09-16📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-31➖TREANOR, Laura resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-04➕HOUGH, Ashley Patrick Roderick appointeddirector
- 2019-03-12➕TREANOR, Laura appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-17➖BACON, Daniel Imbroinisi resigneddirector
- 2019-01-17➕PAPAIACOVOU, Michael appointeddirector
- 2018-11-02➖HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant resigneddirector
- 2018-04-09➕OWENS, David William appointeddirector
- 2018-04-09➕HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCALA WATER SERVICES TOPCO LIMITED
- 2017-11-09➕CLUNIE, Spence Matthew appointeddirector
- 2017-11-09➕BACON, Daniel Imbroinisi appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-09-05: legacy
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Ancala Water Services Topco 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ancala Water Services Topco 1 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/03/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ancala Water Services Investco Limitedceased 27/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Ancala Uk Infrastructure A Gp Llpceased 24/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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