WATER ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02685141 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-07

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 36000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 28.3y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-12-21
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-21
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incorporation · MA
2024-09-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-18
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capital · SH08
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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officers · TM01
2021-09-02
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PARKINSON, Eric resigned
director
2021-01-06
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accounts · AA
2020-01-03
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accounts · AA
2018-11-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-11-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-11-16
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accounts · AA01
2018-11-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-11-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-01
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LOWDEN, Julie appointed
secretary
2018-11-01
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JOYCE, Allan Peter appointed
director
2018-11-01
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MAIN, William Edwards appointed
director
2018-11-01
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MILNE, James Smith, Sir appointed
director
2018-11-01
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PARKINSON, Patricia resigned
secretary
2018-10-16
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Charge satisfied #7
2014-07-18
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2014-07-17
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Charge satisfied #6
2014-07-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-07-09
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Charge satisfied #5
2012-12-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-03-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Abn Amro Commercial Finance PLC (Formerly Known as Venture Finance PLC)
2012-02-01
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PARKINSON, Gary appointed
director
2009-11-06
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Venture Finance PLC
2009-10-26
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Venture Finance PLC
2008-03-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2008-03-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-07-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1998-07-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1998-01-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1992-02-07
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Company incorporated
As WATER ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

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

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

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Balmoral Tanks Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WATER ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT LIMITED

This company · 02685141

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
Balmoral Tanks Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/11/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Eric Parkinsonceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares
Mrs Patricia Parkinsonceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1992-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

C/O Balmoral Tanks Limited Barrowfield Road

Thurnscoe

Rotherham

S63 0EW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07