THALIA WB SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06054498 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 18 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-09➕ALBANY SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-09➖HATCHER, Paul James resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-09📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-02-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-26➕MACBRAYNE, David Niall appointeddirector
- 2022-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-29➕HATCHER, Paul James appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-23➖SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-07➖CONNELLY, John Gerard resigneddirector
- 2022-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-01-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13➕CONNELLY, John Gerard appointeddirector
- 2020-03-13➖CONNELLY, John Gerard resigneddirector
- 2020-03-13➖GHAFOOR, Asif resigneddirector
- 2018-12-12➕HEVIA GONZALEZ, Francisco appointeddirector
- 2018-10-11➖EDMONDSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2016-05-31➖GREGG, Nicholas Mark resigneddirector
- 2016-05-02➕EDMONDSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-10-16➖GREENWELL, Paul resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖ALIANA PORTUGAL, Antoni resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖NIETO MIER, Gonzalo resigneddirector
- 2013-08-01➕CONNELLY, John Gerard appointeddirector
- 2013-08-01➕GHAFOOR, Asif appointeddirector
- 2013-06-30➖COTTRELL, Keith resigneddirector
- 2012-06-14➕GREENWELL, Paul appointeddirector
- 2012-06-14➖HEVIA GONZALEZ, Francisco resigneddirector
- 2011-12-20➕ALIANA PORTUGAL, Antoni appointeddirector
- 2011-12-01➖BEAUS ROMERO, Antonio resigneddirector
- 2011-12-01➕HEVIA GONZALEZ, Francisco appointeddirector
- 2011-11-30➖DAVENPORT, Mark Edward resigneddirector
- 2011-07-27➖FENTON, Christopher Victor resigneddirector
- 2011-07-27➕GREGG, Nicholas Mark appointeddirector
- 2011-01-18➕DAVENPORT, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-08-31➖DAVIS, Robin Peter resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-31➕SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Thalia Wb Odc Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Thalia Wb Odc Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THALIA WB SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 06054498
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thalia Wb Odc Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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
Incorporated2007-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
3rd Floor 3-5 Charlotte Street
Manchester
M1 4HB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)
ALBANY SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-02-09
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HEVIA GONZALEZ, Francisco→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-12-12
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MACBRAYNE, David Niall→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-04-26
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DAVIS, Robin Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2010-08-31
HATCHER, Paul James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-03-29 · resigned 2023-02-09
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2007-01-29
SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-31 · resigned 2022-03-23
ALIANA PORTUGAL, Antoni→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-20 · resigned 2013-12-31
BEAUS ROMERO, Antonio→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-08-31 · resigned 2011-12-01
CLOVER, Sarah Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2010-08-31
CONNELLY, John Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-13 · resigned 2022-03-07
CONNELLY, John Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2020-03-13
COTTRELL, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-08-31 · resigned 2013-06-30
DAVENPORT, Mark Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-18 · resigned 2011-11-30
DAVENPORT, Mark Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2010-08-31
EDMEADES, James→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2007-09-03
EDMONDSON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2018-10-11
FENTON, Christopher Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-31 · resigned 2011-07-27
GHAFOOR, Asif→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2020-03-13
GREENWELL, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-06-14 · resigned 2015-10-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Security agreement | 2 properties | 11/03/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (117 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-02-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13