ACCESSIBLE WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15087141 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-08-21
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£640
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £640
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£640
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.6k |
| Current assets | £2.6k |
| Cash | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £640 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-22➖SEDGE, Lindsay Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-07-22➖SEDGE, Timothy Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESSIBLE WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION CIC
- 2023-08-21➕CLARKE, Timothy Blamire appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21➕CLARKE, Tracey appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21➕SEDGE, Lindsay Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21➕SEDGE, Timothy Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-08-21📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SEDGE, Lindsay Jane resigned 2025-07-22; SEDGE, Timothy Mark resigned 2025-07-22
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities
Registered office
Hardy House
Northbridge Road
Berkhamsted
HP4 1EF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CLARKE, Timothy Blamire→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARKE, Tracey→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEDGE, Lindsay Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-08-21 · resigned 2025-07-22
SEDGE, Timothy Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-08-21 · resigned 2025-07-22
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-08-21