CUMBRIA RECYCLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05507680 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-07-13
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
80 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-06➖HARRISON, Graham Charles resigneddirector
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2020-01-06➕FRYER, Mark Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-06➖KNOWLES, William Jeffrey resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-06➖KNOWLES, William Jeffrey resigneddirector
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-15➕HARRISON, Graham Charles appointeddirector
- 2017-04-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-03-31➖RIMMER, Robert Barkley resigneddirector
- 2016-05-31➖BOWDEN, David resigneddirector
- 2014-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
- 2010-09-23➕RIMMER, Robert Barkley appointeddirector
- 2010-05-27➖NASH, Gareth Stuart resigneddirector
- 2009-05-16➖JOHNSON, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2008-11-25➕FRYER, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2008-11-25➕MOTH, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2008-11-25➕BOWDEN, David appointeddirector
- 2008-11-25➕JOHNSON, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2006-10-01➕KNOWLES, William Jeffrey appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-24➕NASH, Gareth Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-08-22➖HEAD, John resigneddirector
- 2006-08-22➖ROSS, Archibald Campbell resigneddirector
- 2006-07-01➖HODGSON, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2006-03-27➖HODGSON, Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-13➕HEAD, John appointeddirector
- 2005-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CUMBRIA RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2005-07-13➕HODGSON, Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-13➕HODGSON, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2005-07-13➕KNOWLES, William Jeffrey appointeddirector
- 2005-07-13➕ROSS, Archibald Campbell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770
Registered office
Unit 2 Hallwood Road, Lillyhall Industrial Estate
Lillyhall
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 4JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)
FRYER, Mark Anthony→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-06
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FRYER, Mark Anthony→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-11-25
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MOTH, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-11-25
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HODGSON, Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2006-03-27
KNOWLES, William Jeffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2020-01-06
BOWDEN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2016-05-31
HARRISON, Graham Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-15 · resigned 2021-01-06
HEAD, John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2006-08-22
HODGSON, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2006-07-01
JOHNSON, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2009-05-16
KNOWLES, William Jeffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2020-01-06
NASH, Gareth Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2010-05-27
RIMMER, Robert Barkley→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2017-03-31
ROSS, Archibald Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2006-08-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-12