GLASS RECYCLING (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01169515 · ltd · incorporated 1974-05-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 44.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£99.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). 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 44.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £99,473,852
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£71m
↑ 1.8% YoY
Net Worth
£99m
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£87m
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.61M | £94.19M |
| Current assets | £87.04M | £84.02M |
| Cash | £70.68M | £69.43M |
| Debtors | £16.32M | £14.55M |
| Net assets | £99.47M | £92.01M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-29➕DURR, George appointeddirector
- 2025-12-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-09-27➕SYKES, Trevor appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-27➖COGGINS, Ronald resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-04➕COGGINS, Ronald appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-04➖SYKES, Trevor resignedsecretary
- 2002-06-12➖SYKES, Maureen resignedsecretary
- 2002-06-12➕SYKES, Trevor appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-12➖SYKES, Maureen resigneddirector
- 2000-09-29➖CROOKES, Diane resigneddirector
- 2000-09-29➖DURR, Tracey resigneddirector
- 2000-09-29➖SYKES, Arron Thomas resigneddirector
- 1999-07-13➕SYKES, Arron Thomas appointeddirector
- 1995-04-06➕CROOKES, Diane appointeddirector
- 1995-04-06➕DURR, Tracey appointeddirector
- 1993-04-05➕DURR, Michael Joseph appointeddirector
- 1982-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1974-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs GLASS RECYCLING (UK) LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Trevor Sykes Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
418 Carlton Road
Carlton
Barnsley
S71 3HX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
DURR, George→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-12-29
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DURR, Michael Joseph→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1993-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COGGINS, Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2009-09-27
SYKES, Maureen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-06-12
SYKES, Trevor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2009-09-04
CROOKES, Diane→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1995-04-06 · resigned 2000-09-29
DURR, Tracey→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-04-06 · resigned 2000-09-29
SYKES, Arron Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 1999-07-13 · resigned 2000-09-29
SYKES, Maureen→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2002-06-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/02/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 09/03/1982 | 10/11/2010 |
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Recent filings (126 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-13