CLEARWATER STUD LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11463230 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-13
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | — | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-01➕ANSTOCK, Reuben James appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-04➖HESLING, Clive resigneddirector
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17➕ANSTOCK, Farran William Gerald appointeddirector
- 2018-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEARWATER STUD LIMITED
- 2018-07-13➕HESLING, Clive appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Reuben Anstock Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares · firm interest | 01/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Clive Heslingceased 06/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROFTS & FINDLAY (FARMERS) LTD→ 12747910 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| DAVISON & CO. (POTCO) LIMITED→ 16782686 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRAYTON SHEEP FARMING LIMITED→ 13231843 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| EVERSHOLT ESTATE LIMITED→ 03505704 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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| FURTHO FARM LIMITED→ 03336389 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| G.PELL & SON LIMITED→ 00801920 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| GLINWELL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY→ 01303616 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| H.G. ROBINSON & SONS LIMITED→ 01624211 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
Clearwater Stud Ltd Mill Lane
Hulcote
Milton Keynes
MK17 8BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ANSTOCK, Farran William Gerald→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANSTOCK, Reuben James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HESLING, Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-07-13 · resigned 2023-09-04
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04