A & A RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04269422 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38320

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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officers · AP01
2024-10-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-01
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SMITH, Andrew appointed
secretary
2024-10-01
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SMITH, Andrew appointed
director
2024-09-30
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WATSON, Patricia Elsie resigned
secretary
2024-09-30
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WATSON, Patricia Elsie resigned
director
2024-07-12
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mortgage · MR01
2024-07-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2024-07-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2024-07-05
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mortgage · MR04
2024-07-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-01
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HOWARTH, Matthew David appointed
director
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-23
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JENKINSON, Robert Stanley appointed
director
2015-08-27
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GARBETT, Andrew John resigned
director
2015-08-27
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GARBETT, Lisa Catherine resigned
director
2004-07-19
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PALMER, Richard Campbell resigned
director
2004-07-19
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WATSON, Patricia Elsie appointed
director
2001-10-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2001-08-13
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Company incorporated
As A & A RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED
2001-08-13
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BALMER, Roger Steven appointed
director
2001-08-13
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WATSON, Patricia Elsie appointed
secretary
2001-08-13
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-13
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-13
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GARBETT, Andrew John appointed
director
2001-08-13
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GARBETT, Lisa Catherine appointed
director
2001-08-13
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PALMER, Richard Campbell appointed
director
2001-08-13
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-08-13
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

A W Jenkinson Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A W Jenkinson Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A & A RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 04269422

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A W Jenkinson Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2001-08-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Clifton Moor

Clifton

Penrith

Cumbria

CA10 2EY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01