COUNTRY COMPOST LIMITED

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04096076 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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  2. 2025-02-03
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  3. 2024-03-12
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  4. 2023-03-02
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  5. 2022-06-01
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  6. 2021-05-25
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  7. 2020-06-10
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  8. 2019-05-09
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  9. 2018-05-02
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  10. 2017-03-31
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  11. 2016-03-24
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  12. 2015-10-29
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  13. 2015-06-26
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  14. 2014-11-05
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  15. 2014-06-30
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  16. 2000-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTRY COMPOST LIMITED
  17. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    WHITTINGTON, Ella appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    WHITTINGTON, Charles William Bayliss appointed
    director
  19. 2000-10-25
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2000-10-25
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-10-25
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    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-10-25
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    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles William Bayliss Whittington
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2000-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

C/O Gittins Mulderrig
6 High Street
Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 1BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WHITTINGTON, Ella→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-25
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Active
WHITTINGTON, Charles William Bayliss→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-10-25
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Active
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-03-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-02-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
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accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
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2023-03-02
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2022-12-19
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2022-06-01
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2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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2021-01-15
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accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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2019-10-30
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accounts · AA
2019-05-09