CLEAR REUSE RECYCLE LTD
💤Zombieactive
05628431 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-18
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£100
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£100
↓ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £-2.8k |
| Current assets | £100 | £1.9k |
| Cash | £100 | £1.7k |
| Debtors | — | £131 |
| Net assets | £100 | £-2.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-11-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-11-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-04-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-07➕ATKINSON, James Carl appointedsecretary
- 2022-04-07➕ATKINSON, Jonathan Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07➕ATKINSON, James Charles Harry appointedsecretary
- 2022-04-07➖ATKINSON, James Charles Harry resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-07➖NELLIGAN, Rosemary resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-07➖BOVINGDON, Edward Frederick resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEAR REUSE RECYCLE LTD
- 2005-11-18➕NELLIGAN, Rosemary appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-18➕BOVINGDON, Edward Frederick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310
Registered office
Unit 1, Wayside Commercial
Estate, Alfreds Way
Barking
Essex
IG11 0AQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ATKINSON, James Carl→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, Jonathan Paul→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, James Charles Harry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-04-07 · resigned 2022-04-07
NELLIGAN, Rosemary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2022-04-07
BOVINGDON, Edward Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2022-04-07
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-08