BRADFORD WASTE TRADERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02056104 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-18
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 38.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01450SIC 01450
  • 25990SIC 25990
  • 46770SIC 46770
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.7y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.7 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.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £400,423

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-05
Profit before tax£400.4k
Average employees28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-05-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-11-28
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    GAUNT, Richard Martin resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-12
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    SANDHAM, James appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    SANDHAM, Richard Gerald appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2010-03-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  22. 2009-11-06
    ➖
    SANDHAM, David resigned
    director
  23. 1987-11-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  24. 1986-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BRADFORD WASTE TRADERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Richard Gerald Sandham
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
James Sandham
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Newgate Works
Bowling Back Lane
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD4 8SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-07OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

SANDHAM, Richard→
secretary
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Active
SANDHAM, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-11-12
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Active
SANDHAM, Richard Gerald→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-12
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Active
SANDHAM, Richard→
director · ~84y
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Active
GAUNT, Richard Martin→
director · ~71y · resigned 2014-11-28
Resigned
SANDHAM, David→
director · ~82y · resigned 2009-11-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/03/2010—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/11/198717/03/2010
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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21