CASCADE WATER PRODUCTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC515736 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£108.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £108,849
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£109k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £78.1k | £55.0k |
| Current assets | £24.3k | £25.9k |
| Net assets | £108.8k | £87.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27➕HOGG, Carolyn Anne Mckenzie appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-27➖BLACKLER, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2022-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-06-28📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-06-28📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-06-28📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-07-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-01-20➕BLACKLER, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CASCADE WATER PRODUCTS LIMITED
- 2015-09-16➕HOGG, Carolyn Anne Mckenzie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Carolyn Anne Mckenzie Hogg Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2015-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
9 Elm Grove Park
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3QW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HOGG, Carolyn Anne Mckenzie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-27
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HOGG, Carolyn Anne Mckenzie→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-16
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BLACKLER, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-01-20 · resigned 2024-04-27
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-01