ACTIVE WATER SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.5k | £56.1k |
| Current assets | £81.3k | £80.1k |
| Cash | £2.2k | £796 |
| Debtors | £79.2k | £79.3k |
| Net assets | £40.6k | £47.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE WATER SERVICES LTD
- 2017-01-26➕WHYTE, David appointeddirector
- 2017-01-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Whyte Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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