CRITICAL WASTE LTD
💤Zombieactive
06479192 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 28000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CRITICAL WASTE LTD
- 2008-01-21➕PARRY, Hannah Jane appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-21➕WILLCOTT, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Hannah Jane Parry Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/01/2017 |
Mr Andrew Robert Willcott Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/01/2017 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COASTAL ENERGY LIMITED→ 11110060 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| COMPOST MENTIS LIMITED→ 13661932 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CULM VALLEY RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED→ 04708026 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| CURRENT ENERGIES LTD→ 16657133 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CURRENT ENERGY LTD→ 16653867 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DARRENOLD ELECTRICAL LTD→ 10795295 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DAWES ELECTRICIANS LTD→ 01736189 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| DAWLISH SKIP HIRE LIMITED→ 07146743 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| DDTR LIMITED→ 14671043 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DECHARGE LTD→ 13639333 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DERRIL RENEWABLES LIMITED→ 15871655 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DESTINATION ORGANISED LIMITED→ 16305689 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
First Floor
38 Lansdown Road
Bude
EX23 8BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PARRY, Hannah Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLCOTT, Andrew Robert→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28