CMEC ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05990426 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2006-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CMEC ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
- 2006-11-07➕BOURNE, Robin Lawrence appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-07➕HOPKINSON, Antony William appointeddirector
- 2006-11-07➕ARGUS NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-07➖ARGUS NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-07➕ARGUS NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-11-07➖ARGUS NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 58. Early succession window.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Antony William Hopkinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
William Isaac Building
3 Gibbons Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 2SB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BOURNE, Robin Lawrence→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOPKINSON, Antony William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARGUS NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2006-11-07
ARGUS NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2006-11-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08