AWS RECYCLING LTD

🌳Matureactive
04706979 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees10001000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-10
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    WEIR, Daniel appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-10
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    WEIR, Steven John resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-11-08
    ➕
    WEIR, Jake Steven John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-11-08
    ➖
    VICKERY REYNOLDS & CO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-05-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
  22. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    WEIR, Jake Steven John appointed
    director
  23. 2009-08-11
    ➖
    VICKERS REYNOLDS & CO LYE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-08-11
    ➕
    VICKERY REYNOLDS & CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-07-20
    ➖
    WEIR, Jake resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-07-20
    ➕
    VICKERS REYNOLDS & CO LYE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AWS RECYCLING LTD
  28. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    WEIR, Jake appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-03-21
    ➖
    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    WEIR, Steven John appointed
    director
  32. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2003-03-21
    ➖
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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 Daniel Weir
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/10/2025
Mr Jake Steven John Weir
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven John Weirceased 10/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

57 St Clements Road Aws Recycling Ltd
57 St Clements Road
Birmingham
B7 5AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

WEIR, Jake Steven John→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-08
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Active
WEIR, Daniel→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-10-10
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Active
WEIR, Jake Steven John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEIR, Jake→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2004-07-20
Resigned
CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned
VICKERS REYNOLDS & CO LYE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2009-08-11
Resigned
VICKERY REYNOLDS & CO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-11 · resigned 2012-11-08
Resigned
WEIR, Steven John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/05/2011—
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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-18