NORTHERN DRAINAGE LTD

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16296463 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-05
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NORTHERN DRAINAGE LTD
  2. 2025-03-05
    MORAN, Anthony James appointed
    director
  3. 2025-03-05
    NORTON, Jay John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-05
    NORTON, John Alec appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Alec Norton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/03/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

6 Hough End Crescent
Leeds
LS13 4RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MORAN, Anthony James
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-03-05
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NORTON, Jay John
director · ~20y · appointed 2025-03-05
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NORTON, John Alec
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-05
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-05