VALENCIA WASTE EXETER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01403771 · ltd · incorporated 1978-12-05
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 45.5y
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 45.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
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
0
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
42 officers (2 active, 42 linked, 28 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
293 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (119 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-11-01➕GRIMES, Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01➖HUGHES, Patrick Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-06-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-06-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-05➕PLATT, Ellis Lewis appointeddirector
- 2025-03-05➖DHILLON, Simran Singh resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-22➕DHILLON, Simran Singh appointeddirector
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-01-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2022-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2022-12-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-31➖HUGHES, Lyndi Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2022-03-31➖BRADSHAW, Kevin Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31➕HUGHES, Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31➖MADDOCK, Nicholas William resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Viridor Waste Limited
- 2022-01-31🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lucid Trustee Services Limited
- 2021-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-10-12➕BRADSHAW, Kevin Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-10-12➕MADDOCK, Nicholas William appointeddirector
- 2020-10-12➖PIDDINGTON, Phillip Charles resigneddirector
- 2020-10-12➖REES, Elliot Arthur James resigneddirector
- 2020-07-09➕HUGHES, Lyndi Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-08➖MASSIE, Scott Edward resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-08➖PUGSLEY, Simon Anthony Follett resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-08➖SENIOR, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-22➖BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-22➕MASSIE, Scott Edward appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-22➕PUGSLEY, Simon Anthony Follett appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-30➖ZMUDA, Richard Cyril resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-31➖CATFORD, Simon Leslie resigneddirector
- 2016-03-25➕BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 119 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Valencia Waste Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Valencia Waste Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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VALENCIA WASTE EXETER LIMITED
This company · 01403771
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valencia Waste Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Viridor Waste Limitedceased 28/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Oil Depot
242 London Road
Stretton On Dunsmore
CV23 9JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (2 active · 40 resigned)
Active
PLATT, Ellis Lewis→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-05
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ADAMS, Elizabeth Anne→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-03-30
BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2018-11-22
CADDY, Stephen John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-01 · resigned 2002-03-01
HAM, Kenneth Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1997-12-12
HEELEY, Margaret Lilian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-05 · resigned 2014-07-28
HEELEY, Margaret Lilian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-02 · resigned 2007-04-05
HUGHES, Lyndi Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-07-09 · resigned 2022-03-31
MASSIE, Scott Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-11-22 · resigned 2020-07-08
MILLIGAN, Robert Colin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 1998-02-28
PUGSLEY, Simon Anthony Follett→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-11-22 · resigned 2020-07-08
RICHARDS, Christopher Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2008-05-05
SENIOR, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2020-07-08
WOODIER, Kenneth David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2016-03-25
ZMUDA, Richard Cyril→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2016-11-30
ADAMS, Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1997-12-12
ADAMS, Terence Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1997-12-12
BRADSHAW, Kevin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-12 · resigned 2022-03-31
BURROWS SMITH, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2015-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Viridor Waste Viridor Waste Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2022 | 23/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lucid Trustee Services Lucid Trustee Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2022 | 23/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Susan Diana Pearce, Penelope Jane Tomlinson and Mary Elziabeth Lazo | Deed of charge | 1 property | 09/01/1998 | 14/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 31/10/1997 | 16/02/1999 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 17/09/1997 | 16/02/1999 | |
| satisfied | Terence Charles Adams | Debenture | 1 property | 05/10/1989 | 13/06/1997 | |
| satisfied | Elizabeth Anne Adams | Debenture | 1 property | 05/10/1989 | 13/06/1997 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 05/10/1989 | 16/02/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bowmaker Limited | Charge | 1 property | 04/09/1984 | 17/11/1989 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/11/1980 | 13/06/1997 |
Recent filings (293 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-06-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-06-05
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10