EXCEL DRAINAGE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12811474 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-13
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 47/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 2.1y
0/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Time Invoice Finance Limited
- 2026-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-03-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Time Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-01-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ultimate Finance LTD
- 2024-06-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-12📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-12📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs EXCEL DRAINAGE LTD
- 2020-08-13➕CLARKSON, Ryan Frederick appointeddirector
- 2020-08-13➕SHAW, Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
1 high · 1 med ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-30
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Shaw Individual · English · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/08/2020 |
Mr Ryan Frederick Clarkson Individual · English · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/08/2020 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Seven Grange Lane
Pitsford
Northampton
NN6 9AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLARKSON, Ryan Frederick→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAW, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Time Invoice Finance Time Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Time Invoice Finance Time Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 27/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/01/2025 | 14/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2024 | 14/04/2025 |
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Recent filings (33 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-06-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-27