A1 MUCKAWAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05716473 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-21
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£71.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,051
Net assets shrinking
Down £135,166 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£343
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£71k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£41k£82k£124k£165k£206kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£85.7k£241.0k
Current assets£12.1k£135.7k
Cash£343£48.3k
Debtors£11.7k£87.4k
Net assets£71.1k£206.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2018-11-29
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  14. 2017-11-28
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  15. 2016-11-11
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  16. 2013-03-01
    ➖
    BAINBRIDGE, Richard Vickers resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-05-16
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    BAINBRIDGE, Richard Vickers resigned
    director
  18. 2006-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 MUCKAWAY LIMITED
  19. 2006-02-21
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Lawrence Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-21
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Richard Vickers appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-02-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-02-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-02-21
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Richard Vickers appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-02-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lawrence Joseph Bainbridge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

C/O King Hope & Co
18 Scarborough Street
Hartlepool
Cleveland
TS24 7DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BAINBRIDGE, Lawrence Joseph→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINBRIDGE, Richard Vickers→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2013-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2006-02-21
Resigned
BAINBRIDGE, Richard Vickers→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2011-05-16
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2006-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26