BLACK-RAM RECYCLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05410137 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-01
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 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Day-to-day operations most likely involve the collection, treatment, and disposal of non-hazardous waste materials, consistent with SIC 38210 (treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste), suggesting an active recycling and waste management operation serving the Highbridge area.
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 | 1900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-03-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-13➕SESSIONS-HODGE, Amy appointedsecretary
- 2026-03-13➖SESSIONS-HODGE, Martin Hugh resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-31➖KEEDWELL, Stuart Raymond resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-12-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-06-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-07-02➕PHILLIPS, Myles Thomas Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-07-02➕KEEDWELL, Stuart Raymond appointeddirector
- 2006-09-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2005-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK-RAM RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2005-04-01➕SESSIONS-HODGE, Henry George Patrick appointeddirector
- 2005-04-01➕SESSIONS-HODGE, Martin Hugh appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-01➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-04-01➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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
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 |
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Mr Henry Sessions-Hodge Individual · English · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2005-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
Commerce Way
Walrow Industrial Estate
Highbridge
Somerset
TA9 4AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SESSIONS-HODGE, Amy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHILLIPS, Myles Thomas Edward→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SESSIONS-HODGE, Henry George Patrick→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2005-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SESSIONS-HODGE, Martin Hugh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2026-03-13
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2005-04-01
KEEDWELL, Stuart Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2024-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/06/2020 | 16/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/09/2006 | 13/06/2017 |
Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-24