A.S.A.P. RECOVERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03579338 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-11
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£87.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42110Construction of roads and motorways
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 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 £87,250
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,721 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£87k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£96.7k£109.8k
Current assets£107.6k£57.3k
Net assets£87.3k£95.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-08-04
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  4. 2023-05-31
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-05-11
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  6. 2022-08-10
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  7. 2021-08-24
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  8. 2020-08-24
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  9. 2019-08-27
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  10. 2018-08-22
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  11. 2017-08-29
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  12. 2016-08-30
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  13. 2016-06-28
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  14. 2015-08-25
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  15. 2015-07-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-10-04
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    BUCKLAND, Sherri appointed
    director
  17. 2005-10-04
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    MASON, Errol resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-04
    ➖
    CAMPINI, Steven Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2005-10-04
    ➖
    JONES, Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2005-10-04
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    MASON, Errol resigned
    director
  21. 2005-05-04
    ➕
    BUCKLAND, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-04
    ➕
    BUCKLAND, John appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-28
    ➖
    BUCKLAND, John resigned
    director
  24. 1999-06-30
    ➖
    HILL, Julia Stephanie resigned
    director
  25. 1999-06-22
    ➕
    BUCKLAND, John appointed
    director
  26. 1998-07-10
    ➕
    CAMPINI, Steven Richard appointed
    director
  27. 1998-07-10
    ➕
    JONES, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 1998-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.S.A.P. RECOVERY LIMITED
  29. 1998-06-11
    ➕
    MASON, Errol appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-06-11
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-06-11
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-06-11
    ➕
    HILL, Julia Stephanie appointed
    director
  33. 1998-06-11
    ➕
    MASON, Errol appointed
    director
  34. 1998-06-11
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  35. 1998-06-11
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Buckland
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sherri Buckland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

The Old School
St Johns Road Kates Hill
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 7JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

BUCKLAND, John→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCKLAND, John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-05-04
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Active
BUCKLAND, Sherri→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, Errol→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 1998-06-11
Resigned
BUCKLAND, John→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 2003-05-28
Resigned
CAMPINI, Steven Richard→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-07-10 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
HILL, Julia Stephanie→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 1999-06-30
Resigned
JONES, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-07-10 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
MASON, Errol→
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 1998-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11