MONARCH METALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05516859 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
63 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 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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1900 | 1900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-04-14➕WATSON, Jason Alan appointeddirector
- 2009-10-07➖NEVILLE, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-07➖NEVILLE, Paul resigneddirector
- 2005-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs MONARCH METALS LIMITED
- 2005-07-25➕WATSON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2005-07-25➕NEVILLE, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-25➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 2005-07-25➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 2005-07-25➕NEVILLE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-07-25➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
- 2005-07-25➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Watson Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Energy & utilities · OL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTAINAIR LIMITED→ 16810288 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENVIRO (ELLAND NORTH) LIMITED→ 14988500 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GOLDBROOKE RECYCLING LTD→ 16179439 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| J.P. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING LTD→ 11984184 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| LINKUP MCR LTD→ 15339092 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| M6 WASTE LTD→ 15310270 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MATILA SERVICES LIMITED→ 16603989 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYER SKIP & EXCAVATION HIRE LIMITED→ 10414422 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| MDC TEAM LTD→ 16387207 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MGH WASTE LTD→ 16469425 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONARCH METALS OLDHAM LTD→ 16434968 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOSSLEY ENERGY CIC→ 16922227 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Alpha House
Terrace Street
Oldham
OL4 1HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-08
Last: 2026-07-25
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
WATSON, Alan→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2005-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATSON, Jason Alan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-14
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NEVILLE, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2009-10-07
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2005-07-25
NEVILLE, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2009-10-07
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-25 · resigned 2005-07-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-03