RAGLAN VALLEY WATER LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-05-07📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs RAGLAN VALLEY WATER LTD
- 2023-04-24➕WILLIAMS, Brinley Keith appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24➕WILLIAMS, Dilys Ellen appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24➕WILLIAMS, Gareth Keith appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILLIAMS, Gareth Keith (same surname) appointed 2023-04-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth Keith Williams Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/04/2023 |
Mrs Dilys Ellen Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/04/2023 |
Mr Brinley Keith Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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