OWS DRAINAGE AND PLUMBING SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11670623 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-09
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,132
Cash YoY
+3706%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 3706% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.7k | £-3.9k |
| Current assets | £74.4k | £59.7k |
| Cash | £3.8k | £100 |
| Debtors | £69.5k | £54.7k |
| Net assets | £-8.1k | £-29.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕DONLEVY, Lee Stephen appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01➕VERNON, Laurie Beth Doreen appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20➖PRICE, Paul Simon resigneddirector
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-11➖PRICE, Kerry Marie resigneddirector
- 2020-02-11➕PRICE, Paul Simon appointeddirector
- 2019-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs OWS DRAINAGE AND PLUMBING SERVICES LTD
- 2018-11-09➕MCGREGOR, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-11-09➕RICE, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-11-09➕PRICE, Kerry Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-11-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Stephen Rice Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/11/2018 |
Mr Paul Anthony Mcgregor Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Kerry Marie Priceceased 11/02/2020· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
DONLEVY, Lee Stephen→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGREGOR, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-11-09
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RICE, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VERNON, Laurie Beth Doreen→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRICE, Kerry Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-09 · resigned 2020-02-11
PRICE, Paul Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-02-11 · resigned 2022-05-20
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Recent filings (22 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-19