PURE MAGIC - PURE WATER SYSTEMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC460236 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs PURE MAGIC - PURE WATER SYSTEMS LTD
- 2013-09-27➕MANSON, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2013-09-27➕REYNOLDS, Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Thomas Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Lindsay Square Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 8RL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MANSON, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-27
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REYNOLDS, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-27
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-23