ALLENSWAY RECYCLING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04675714 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-24
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£199.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £199,706
Cash YoY
+233%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£51k
↑ 233% YoY
Net Worth
£200k
↑ 385% YoY
Current Assets
£462k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.27M | £2.10M |
| Current assets | £461.6k | £428.7k |
| Cash | £51.1k | £15.4k |
| Debtors | £400.5k | £403.4k |
| Net assets | £199.7k | £41.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-09➕FOX, Aaron Lee appointeddirector
- 2025-01-25➖WILLIAMSON, Allen resigneddirector
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03➖WILLIAMSON, Shirley resignedsecretary
- 2020-08-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-03-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-03-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-03-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2003-07-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-03-04➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-04➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLENSWAY RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2003-02-24➕WILLIAMSON, Shirley appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-24➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-24➕WILLIAMSON, Allen appointeddirector
- 2003-02-24➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron Lee Fox Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Allen Williamsonceased 25/01/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Prospect House Howden Road
Holme-On-Spalding-Moor
York
North Yorkshire
YO43 4BT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
FOX, Aaron Lee→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMSON, Shirley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2020-08-03
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-03-04
WILLIAMSON, Allen→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2025-01-25
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-03-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 03/03/2017 | 04/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/07/2003 | 31/03/2017 |
Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30