WATERFRONT FLUID CONTROLS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC305356 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-12

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 Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28131

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

28140SIC 28140

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	1400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-05
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-05-03
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
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JAIN, Dharmendra appointed
director
2024-04-30
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NIVEN, Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-04-30
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PANDEY, Bhuvanesh appointed
director
2024-04-30
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PATEL, Pratik appointed
director
2024-04-30
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NIVEN, Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2024-01-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2014-08-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-01-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-12-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Synergy in Trade LTD
2013-01-23
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BETTERIDGE, Ian Kenneth resigned
secretary
2013-01-23
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NIVEN, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2011-02-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2006-07-12
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Company incorporated
As WATERFRONT FLUID CONTROLS LTD.
2006-07-12
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BETTERIDGE, Neil Robert appointed
director
2006-07-12
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BETTERIDGE, Ian Kenneth appointed
secretary
2006-07-12
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-07-12
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-07-12
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-07-12
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Jash Engineering Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jash Engineering Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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WATERFRONT FLUID CONTROLS LTD.

This company · SC305356

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Jash Engineering Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/04/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Neil Robert Betteridgeceased 30/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-07-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC28131 — SIC 28131

Registered office

Suite 1 Maritime House

143 Woodville Street

Glasgow

City Of Glasgow

G51 2RQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05