SOUTHERN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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06192687 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£5.46M

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.8y

45/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (10 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,294,674

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-06
Turnover	£5.46M
Gross profit	£2.88M
Profit before tax	£1.29M
Average employees	5200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-22
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
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GODDARD, Alan appointed
director
2025-04-17
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PANKHURST, Andrew appointed
director
2025-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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HERLIHY, Francis appointed
director
2025-03-31
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DRAPER, Abigail Sarah resigned
director
2025-01-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-01
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CHILLCOTT, James William appointed
director
2025-01-01
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MOONEY, George appointed
director
2024-11-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument)
2024-08-14
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument)
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-01
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EVANS, Sally appointed
secretary
2023-03-01
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MOGFORD, Sarah Anne Louise appointed
director
2023-03-01
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RYDER, Alasdair Alan appointed
director
2023-03-01
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STRUDWICK, Ian Harry appointed
director
2023-03-01
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PANKHURST, Chloe resigned
secretary
2023-03-01
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DRAPER, Abigail Sarah appointed
director
2023-03-01
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PANKHURST, Chloe Lucinda resigned
director
2016-03-31
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PANKHURST, Chloe Lucinda appointed
director
2012-10-18
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PANKHURST, Chloe appointed
secretary
2012-10-18
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SARGENT, Graham Paul resigned
secretary
2012-10-18
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SARGENT, Graham Paul resigned
director
2007-03-29
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Company incorporated
As SOUTHERN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2007-03-29
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PANKHURST, Stuart John appointed
director
2007-03-29
➕
SARGENT, Graham Paul appointed
secretary
2007-03-29
➕
SARGENT, Graham Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.)

Group structure

Rsk Environment Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rsk Environment Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SOUTHERN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

This company · 06192687

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rsk Environment Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/03/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stuart Pankhurstceased 01/03/2023· significant influence
Mrs Chloe Lucinda Pankhurstceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Spring Lodge 172 Chester Road

Helsby

Cheshire

WA6 0AR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-06

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22