DRAINIAC LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14765613 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 37000SIC 37000
- 38110SIC 38110
- 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 4 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,346
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,821 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£90k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.5k | £132.8k |
| Current assets | £90.1k | £71.7k |
| Cash | £8.7k | £10.0k |
| Debtors | £81.4k | £61.7k |
| Net assets | £21.3k | £58.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DRAINIAC LTD
- 2023-03-29➕CHAPPORY, Kyle Marcus William appointeddirector
- 2023-03-29➕MANLEY-HUTCHINGS, Sophie Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-03-29📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sophie Louise Manley-Hutchings Individual · British · DOB 08/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/11/2023 |
Mr Kyle Marcus William Chappory Individual · British · DOB 09/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/03/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
7-8 Portmill Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPPORY, Kyle Marcus William→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANLEY-HUTCHINGS, Sophie Louise→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-21