GRAHAM'S RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03426356 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-29
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£473.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £473,753
Net assets shrinking
Down £182,202 YoY
Cash YoY
+127%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£216k
↑ 127% YoY
Net Worth
£474k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£615k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£131k£262k£394k£525k£656kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£560.4k£842.3k
Current assets£614.6k£294.9k
Cash£216.1k£95.0k
Debtors£382.1k£183.9k
Net assets£473.8k£656.0k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-12-10
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    GRAHAM, Michael James appointed
    director
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2015-09-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-03-01
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    GRAHAM, James Ronald appointed
    director
  18. 1997-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAHAM'S RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Wendy Nora appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Gary Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Wendy Nora appointed
    director
  22. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-08-29
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GRAHAM, Michael James (same surname) appointed 2022-12-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Graham's Recycling Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Graham's Recycling Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GRAHAM'S RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 03426356

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Graham's Recycling Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

21 Gold Tops
Newport
Gwent
NP20 4PG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

GRAHAM, Wendy Nora→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-29
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Active
GRAHAM, Gary Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 1997-08-29
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Active
GRAHAM, James Ronald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Michael James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-12-10
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Active
GRAHAM, Wendy Nora→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-08-29
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 1997-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26