DRAGON RECLAMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03721083 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-25

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-7.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £7,418

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£7k

↓ 333% YoY

Current Assets

£70k

↓ 97% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£11.6k	£2.55M
Current assets	£69.8k	£2.58M
Net assets	£-7.4k	£-1.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2025-01-31
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2023-12-20
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2022-12-15
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2021-12-24
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2020-12-31
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2019-12-27
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2018-12-21
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2017-12-28
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2016-12-30
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2016-03-18
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2016-03-11
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2015-12-31
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2015-04-08
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2014-12-31
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2007-03-16
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SIMKIN, Shane Elton William resigned
director
2006-02-08
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JONES, John Stephen Hugh appointed
director
2006-02-08
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SIMKIN, Valerie appointed
director
2005-04-14
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BARNES, Susanne Marina resigned
director
2002-02-25
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BARNES, Susanne Marina appointed
director
2001-01-25
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SIMKIN, Sharon appointed
secretary
2001-01-25
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HANCOCK, Lita Bridget resigned
secretary
2000-03-16
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HANCOCK, Lita Bridget appointed
secretary
2000-03-16
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ORRISS, Mary Winifred resigned
secretary
1999-04-28
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SIMKIN, Valerie resigned
secretary
1999-04-28
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SIMKIN, Valerie resigned
director
1999-04-27
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ORRISS, Mary Winifred appointed
secretary
1999-02-25
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Company incorporated
As DRAGON RECLAMATION LIMITED
1999-02-25
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SIMKIN, Valerie appointed
secretary
1999-02-25
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BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-02-25
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BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-02-25
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SIMKIN, Shane Elton William appointed
director
1999-02-25
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SIMKIN, Valerie appointed
director
1999-02-25
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BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-02-25
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BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Valerie Simkin Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr John Stephen Hugh Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-02-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

15 High Street

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 7DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-12

Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

SIMKIN, Sharon→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-25

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Active

JONES, John Stephen Hugh→

director · ~71y · appointed 2006-02-08

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Active

SIMKIN, Valerie→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-02-08

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Active

HANCOCK, Lita Bridget→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-16 · resigned 2001-01-25

Resigned

ORRISS, Mary Winifred→

secretary · appointed 1999-04-27 · resigned 2000-03-16

Resigned

SIMKIN, Valerie→

secretary · appointed 1999-02-25 · resigned 1999-04-28

Resigned

BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-25 · resigned 1999-02-25

Resigned

BARNES, Susanne Marina→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-02-25 · resigned 2005-04-14

Resigned

SIMKIN, Shane Elton William→

director · ~52y · appointed 1999-02-25 · resigned 2007-03-16

Resigned

SIMKIN, Valerie→

director · ~73y · appointed 1999-02-25 · resigned 1999-04-28

Resigned

BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-25 · resigned 1999-02-25

Resigned

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