FIRST WATER HYGIENE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13032660 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-19
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
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
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 (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 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 £3,367
Cash YoY
+442%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£542
↑ 442% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 606% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 3541% 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 | £-3.4k | £-477 |
| Current assets | £18.6k | £511 |
| Cash | £542 | £100 |
| Debtors | £18.1k | £411 |
| Net assets | £-3.4k | £-477 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-10➕BUDWORTH, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-17➕BAVIN, Jody Conrad appointeddirector
- 2021-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRST WATER HYGIENE LTD
- 2020-11-19➕BUDWORTH, John Alan appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Alan Budworth Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/11/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Rebecca Budworthceased 01/12/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Alan Budworthceased 17/03/2023· 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
2 Melrose Avenue
Burtonwood
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 4LZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAVIN, Jody Conrad→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDWORTH, John Alan→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUDWORTH, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-10
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-07