BIOMATRIX WATER SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC427465 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-02

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

79/100

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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 1.5y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-01-03
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accounts · AA
2026-01-03
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-03
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other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-03
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other · AGREEMENT2
2025-04-07
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mortgage · MR01
2025-03-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2024-10-30
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accounts · AA01
2024-10-30
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address · AD01
2024-10-30
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officers · AP01
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officers · AP01
2024-10-30
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officers · AP01
2024-10-30
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
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DALLAS, Alan William appointed
director
2024-10-29
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MACGREGOR, Iain Ross appointed
director
2024-10-29
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SLESSOR, Stephen James appointed
director
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2024-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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address · AD01
2024-02-21
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officers · CH01
2024-02-21
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officers · CH01
2023-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
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officers · CH01
2016-05-09
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SHAW, James Michael, Dr resigned
director
2012-07-02
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Company incorporated
As BIOMATRIX WATER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2012-07-02
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FULFORD, Galen Yarrow appointed
director
2012-07-02
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SHAW, Elisabeth Joy appointed
director
2012-07-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-07-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-07-02
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2012-07-02
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director
2012-07-02
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SHAW, James Michael, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

Group structure

Trifoliata Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Trifoliata Ltd

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

ultimate parent

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BIOMATRIX WATER SOLUTIONS LIMITED

This company · SC427465

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
Trifoliata Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/11/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Elisabeth Joy Shawceased 29/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Galen Yarrow Fulfordceased 29/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2012-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

Mansefield House

Muir Of Ord Industrial Estate

Muir Of Ord

Ross-Shire

IV6 7UA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-28

Last: 2025-08-14