EAST COAST WASTE LIMITED

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05325259 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-06

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£2.37M

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38210

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,365,180

Cash YoY

+30%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£603k

↑ 30% YoY

Net Worth

£2.4m

↑ 3.3% YoY

Current Assets

£1.2m

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£3.05M	£3.22M
Current assets	£1.25M	£1.10M
Cash	£603.3k	£462.7k
Debtors	£645.7k	£632.8k
Net assets	£2.37M	£2.29M

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-03-27
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accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts · AA
2020-10-07
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accounts · AA
2019-10-24
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accounts · AA
2018-11-15
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accounts · AA
2018-07-25
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officers · AP01
2018-07-25
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officers · AP01
2018-07-01
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CLEMENTS, Paul Mark appointed
director
2018-07-01
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MALLEY, Denise Kelly appointed
director
2017-12-07
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accounts · AA
2016-12-30
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accounts · AA
2016-02-19
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2015-10-19
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accounts · AA
2015-01-22
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-05
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD
2010-01-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-01-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
2009-01-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
2005-10-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2005-01-06
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Company incorporated
As EAST COAST WASTE LIMITED
2005-01-06
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CLEMENTS, Tina appointed
secretary
2005-01-06
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CLEMENTS, Paul Henry appointed
director
2005-01-06
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CLEMENTS, Tina appointed
director
2005-01-06
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-01-06
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2005-01-06
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2005-01-06
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Group structure

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

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Ecw Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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EAST COAST WASTE LIMITED

This company · 05325259

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
Ecw Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/01/2017

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

Incorporated2005-01-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

East Coast House Galahad Road

Beacon Park Gorleston On Sea

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 7RU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-19

Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

CLEMENTS, Tina→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-06

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Active

CLEMENTS, Paul Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-07-01

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Active

CLEMENTS, Paul Henry→

director · ~74y · appointed 2005-01-06

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Active

CLEMENTS, Tina→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-01-06

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Active

MALLEY, Denise Kelly→

director · ~52y · appointed 2018-07-01

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-06 · resigned 2005-01-06

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-06 · resigned 2005-01-06

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD / Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD	A registered charge	1 property	05/08/2014	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")	Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest	1 property	08/01/2009	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")	Floating charge (all assets)	1 property	08/01/2009	—
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	25/10/2005	14/01/2010

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