WATERJET SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC334564 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£42.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,308
Very low cash
Cash position: £40
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40
~ YoY
Net Worth
£42k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£42.3k£42.3k
Cash£40£40
Net assets£42.3k£42.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-08
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-03-31
    LOCKETT, Geoff appointed
    director
  17. 2007-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As WATERJET SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2007-11-28
    MARSHALL, Kasia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-11-28
    MARSHALL, Michael Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kasia Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2022
Mr Geoff Lockett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2022
Michael Patrick Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Block 2 Lochshore East Industrial Estate, Caledonian Road
Glengarnock
Beith
KA14 3DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MARSHALL, Kasia
secretary · appointed 2007-11-28
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Active
LOCKETT, Geoff
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-31
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Active
MARSHALL, Michael Patrick
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-28
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Active

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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14