POTTER'S WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05322339 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-30
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 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.5 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees0—

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-12
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    POTTER, Debbie Marie appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-01
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    POTTER, Debbie Marie resigned
    director
  11. 2019-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-16
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-01-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-10-08
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    POTTER, James Edward appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-10-08
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    POTTER, Margaret Jean resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-24
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    accounts · AA01
  20. 2013-03-29
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    POTTER, Debbie Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2005-10-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2005-03-08
    ➕
    POTTER, James Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-08
    ➕
    POTTER, Margaret Jean appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-08
    ➖
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-03-08
    ➖
    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-03-08
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    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-12-30
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    Company incorporated
    As POTTER'S WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  28. 2004-12-30
    ➕
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-12-30
    ➕
    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-12-30
    ➕
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POTTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — POTTER, Debbie Marie (same surname) appointed 2023-12-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Edward Potter
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Potter House
Henfaes Lane
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 7BE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

POTTER, James Edward→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-08
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Active
POTTER, Debbie Marie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTER, James Edward→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTER, Margaret Jean→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2018-10-08
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-30 · resigned 2005-03-08
Resigned
POTTER, Debbie Marie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-03-29 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
DLA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-30 · resigned 2005-03-08
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-30 · resigned 2005-03-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/10/2005—
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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-01-29