DELTA RECLAMATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05947750 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-26
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
£26.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £26,047
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£26k
~ 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 | £26.0k | £26.0k |
| Current assets | £26.0k | £26.0k |
| Net assets | £26.0k | £26.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-30➖BROWN, Graham Dowell resigneddirector
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-11➖BENNETT, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-02-05➕LEE, Matthew Robert appointeddirector
- 2007-02-05➖LEE, Matthew Robert resigneddirector
- 2007-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DELTA RECLAMATION LIMITED
- 2006-09-26➕GRINDELL, Christopher Philip appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-26➕GRINDELL, Christopher Philip appointeddirector
- 2006-09-26➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-26➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-26➕BENNETT, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-09-26➕BROWN, Graham Dowell appointeddirector
- 2006-09-26➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-09-26➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Dowell Brown Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
24 Houghton Banks
Ingleby Barwick
Stockton-On-Tees
Cleveland
TS17 5AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GRINDELL, Christopher Philip→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRINDELL, Christopher Philip→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-09-26
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-26 · resigned 2006-09-26
BENNETT, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-09-26 · resigned 2023-01-11
BROWN, Graham Dowell→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-09-26 · resigned 2026-03-30
LEE, Matthew Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-05
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-26 · resigned 2006-09-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/02/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06