ENCAPSU WASTE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06451883 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-12

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38220

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-20
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HAMM, Katie Lousie resigned
director
2022-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-08
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TUTILL, Leanne resigned
director
2021-04-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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officers · AP01
2020-11-03
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officers · AP01
2020-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-01
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QUINN, John Patrick appointed
director
2020-11-01
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HAMM, Katie Lousie appointed
director
2020-11-01
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TUTILL, Leanne appointed
director
2020-09-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-27
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RAJENDRAN, Prithviraj resigned
secretary
2020-07-27
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CAZA, John Henry, The Executors Of The Estate Of Mr resigned
director
2020-07-27
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RAJENDRAN, Prithviraj resigned
director
2016-02-08
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COUZENS, Leslie resigned
secretary
2016-02-08
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RAJENDRAN, Prithviraj appointed
secretary
2010-01-01
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RAJENDRAN, Prithviraj appointed
director
2009-04-09
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COUZENS, Leslie appointed
secretary
2009-03-25
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HOLMES, Janet resigned
secretary
2007-12-12
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Company incorporated
As ENCAPSU WASTE UK LIMITED
2007-12-12
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QUINN, Jonathan James appointed
director
2007-12-12
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HOLMES, Janet appointed
secretary
2007-12-12
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NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-12-12
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NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-12-12
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AVIS, Christine Susan appointed
nominee-director
2007-12-12
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AVIS, Christine Susan resigned
nominee-director
2007-12-12
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CAZA, John Henry, The Executors Of The Estate Of Mr appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jonathan James Quinn Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/07/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Stopford Projects Ltdceased 27/07/2020· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-12-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38220 — SIC 38220

Registered office

Environmental Innovation Centre

Campbeltown Road

Birkenhead

CH41 9HP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-18OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-04

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

QUINN, John Patrick→

director · ~75y · appointed 2020-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

QUINN, Jonathan James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2007-12-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COUZENS, Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2009-04-09 · resigned 2016-02-08

Resigned

HOLMES, Janet→

secretary · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2009-03-25

Resigned

RAJENDRAN, Prithviraj→

secretary · appointed 2016-02-08 · resigned 2020-07-27

Resigned

NORTH WEST REGISTRATION SERVICES (1994) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2007-12-12

Resigned

AVIS, Christine Susan→

nominee-director · ~62y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2007-12-12

Resigned

CAZA, John Henry, The Executors Of The Estate Of Mr→

director · ~76y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2020-07-27

Resigned

HAMM, Katie Lousie→

director · ~36y · appointed 2020-11-01 · resigned 2023-06-20

Resigned

RAJENDRAN, Prithviraj→

director · ~61y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2020-07-27

Resigned

TUTILL, Leanne→

director · ~42y · appointed 2020-11-01 · resigned 2021-06-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-09-13

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-06-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-25

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-09-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-14

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2021-12-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-01

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-11-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-06-22