CENTRAL WASTE OIL COLLECTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01792349 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38220
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-17➖ROTCHELL, Doreen Mary resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-17➖ROTCHELL, Doreen Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-03-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-11-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1999-03-25➕BRACEY, Graham appointeddirector
- 1999-03-25➕BRACEY, Karen Lesley appointeddirector
- 1999-03-25➕EVETTS, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 1999-03-25➖ROTCHELL, Leslie Bernard resigneddirector
- 1984-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL WASTE OIL COLLECTIONS 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ROTCHELL, Doreen Mary resigned 2026-02-17; ROTCHELL, Doreen Mary resigned 2026-02-17
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Bracey Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/10/2016 |
Mrs Julie Evetts Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/10/2016 |
Mrs Karen Lesley Bracey Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Doreen Mary Rotchellceased 17/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38220 — SIC 38220
Registered office
Premier Business Park
143 Queen Street
Walsall
West Mids
WS2 9NT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BRACEY, Graham→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-03-25
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BRACEY, Karen Lesley→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-03-25
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EVETTS, Julie Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-03-25
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ROTCHELL, Doreen Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2026-02-17
ROTCHELL, Doreen Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2026-02-17
ROTCHELL, Leslie Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1999-03-25
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 29/03/2007 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 03/10/2005 | 07/11/2006 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-04