ARGALL METAL RECYCLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06907429 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-15
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees151400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-02-01
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    EDWARDS, John Ernest appointed
    director
  20. 2020-02-01
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Louis resigned
    director
  21. 2014-11-01
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Louis appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-01
    ➖
    COX, Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    COX, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    KING, Tony resigned
    director
  25. 2010-09-21
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Patrick Joseph resigned
    director
  26. 2010-09-21
    ➕
    KING, Tony appointed
    director
  27. 2009-07-15
    ➖
    WALKER, Christopher resigned
    director
  28. 2009-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARGALL METAL RECYCLING LIMITED
  29. 2009-05-15
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Patrick Joseph appointed
    director
  30. 2009-05-15
    ➕
    WALKER, Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Jcsm Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Jcsm Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARGALL METAL RECYCLING LIMITED
This company · 06907429

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jcsm Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/01/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Susan Iris Edwardsceased 06/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr John Ernest Edwardsceased 06/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

5 Beauchamp Court Victors Way
Barnet
London
EN5 5TZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

EDWARDS, John Ernest→
director · ~78y · appointed 2020-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARTHUR, Louis→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2020-02-01
Resigned
COX, Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Patrick Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2010-09-21
Resigned
KING, Tony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-09-21 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
WALKER, Christopher→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2009-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26