EZEE - ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05180983 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-15
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£660.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £660,468
Cash YoY
+48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£308k
↑ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£660k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£367k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£132k£264k£396k£528k£660kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£690.7k£555.4k
Current assets£367.4k£241.4k
Cash£308.4k£208.5k
Debtors£59.0k£32.9k
Net assets£660.5k£534.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-10
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  4. 2023-09-22
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  5. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-29
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2018-12-01
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    ASQUITH, Katie Victoria appointed
    director
  11. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-05-16
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    ASQUITH, Katie Victoria appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-03-16
    ➖
    ASQUITH, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-11-02
    ➕
    ASQUITH, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-11-02
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    FORSHAW, Susan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As EZEE - ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  21. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    ASQUITH, Neil Henry appointed
    director
  22. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    FORSHAW, Susan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-07-15
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-07-15
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-07-15
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-07-15
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Neil Henry Asquith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

15 Elizabeth Close
Staining
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 0EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ASQUITH, Katie Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-16
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Active
ASQUITH, Katie Victoria→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-12-01
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Active
ASQUITH, Neil Henry→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-07-15
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Active
ASQUITH, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2011-03-16
Resigned
FORSHAW, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-11-02
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-15
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-15 · resigned 2004-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-27