CLARKESON RECYCLING LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 40). 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.09M | — |
| Current assets | £2.12M | — |
| Net assets | £3.83M | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-08-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-07-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-08-16➖CLARKE, Steve resigneddirector
- 2013-07-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD and Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD
- 2011-06-28➖LAKE, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARKESON RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2006-06-29➕CLARKE, Joe Steven appointeddirector
- 2006-06-29➕LAKE, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-29➕CLARKE, Steve appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joe Steven Clarke Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2016 | 22/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/07/2013 | 30/08/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD and Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2013 | 30/08/2023 |