COAST TO COAST RECYCLING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05556160 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06➕CONING, Christine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-06➖CONING, Christine Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-06➖CONING, Christine Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2005-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs COAST TO COAST RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2005-09-07➕CONING, David Edward appointeddirector
- 2005-09-07➕CONING, Christine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-07➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-07➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-07➕CONING, Christine Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2005-09-07➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-09-07➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Christine Elizabeth Coning Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Edward Coning Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
Fleet Bank Lodge
York Road Tollerton
York
North Yorks
YO61 1RA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
CONING, Christine Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONING, David Edward→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONING, Christine Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-07 · resigned 2023-03-06
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-07 · resigned 2005-09-07
CONING, Christine Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-09-07 · resigned 2013-04-06
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-07 · resigned 2005-09-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/02/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
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2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-07