BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED

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00946107 · ltd · incorporated 1969-01-16

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

38120SIC 38120
38210SIC 38210
38220SIC 38220

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 13 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

18 live charges · 13 lenders · oldest 47.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 47.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 13 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

18 charges (18/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)

Directors & officers

55 officers (6 active, 55 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

325 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 mortgage
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (144 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-05
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COLE, Stephen John appointed
director
2026-03-05
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COULTON, Paul Michael appointed
director
2026-02-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-09
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (As Security Agent for Itself and the Other Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument))
2026-02-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-01
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KIRIAKOPOULOS, Kostantinos Jim appointed
director
2026-01-31
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DAVIS, Michael Charles resigned
director
2026-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-18
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Charge satisfied #17
2025-11-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-18
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Charge satisfied #15
2025-11-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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MAYHEW, Maxine Eleanor, Dr resigned
director
2025-03-27
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
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ANGELL, Marc Anthony appointed
director
2024-10-31
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JAMES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2024-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-19
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JAMES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2023-09-19
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PARSONS, Sarah Christine resigned
director
2023-09-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-02
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PARSONS, Sarah Christine appointed
director
2023-06-02
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BIFFA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2023-05-30
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-23
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Charge registered #17
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
2023-03-31
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PIKE, Richard Neil resigned
director
2022-04-04
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MAYHEW, Maxine Eleanor, Dr appointed
director
2022-03-17
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BIRD, David Anthony resigned
director
2021-06-30
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Preference Hire Solutions Limited as Security Trustee
2021-03-01
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ANDERSON, Jeffrey Buchanan resigned
director
2021-03-01
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BIRD, David Anthony appointed
director
2019-11-04
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ANDERSON, Jeffrey Buchanan appointed
director
2019-11-04
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DAVIS, Michael Charles appointed
director
2019-07-11
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PARSONS, Sarah appointed
secretary
2019-07-10
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HAMBROOK, Rachael resigned
secretary
2019-04-12
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Charge satisfied #14
2019-03-29
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Biffa Pension Scheme Trustees Limited (As Trustee)
2018-09-28
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PIKE, Richard Neil appointed
director

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Owner dependency

40/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DAVIS, Michael Charles resigned 2026-01-31; MAYHEW, Maxine Eleanor, Dr resigned 2025-10-31

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.

9 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

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

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Biffa Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 00946107

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
Biffa Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1969-01-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Coronation Road

Cressex

High Wycombe

Bucks

HP12 3TZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21