PACKAGING REUSE & DISPOSAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07123631 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-13
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£120.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,512
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£672k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£134k£269k£403k£538k£672kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£447.6k£450.3k
Current assets£672.0k£668.5k
Cash£20.8k£77.1k
Debtors£636.8k£572.5k
Net assets£120.5k£104.8k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-04-24
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    HUTCHINSON, Amanda resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-05-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Alg Finance Limited
  20. 2015-04-24
    ➖
    PICKFORD, Andrew Noel resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-21
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Mark Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2011-12-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
  24. 2011-08-15
    ➕
    PICKFORD, Andrew Noel appointed
    director
  25. 2011-06-06
    ➖
    PICKFORD, Andrew Noel resigned
    director
  26. 2010-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ashley Commercial Finance LTD
  27. 2010-01-29
    ➕
    PICKFORD, Andrew Noel appointed
    director
  28. 2010-01-25
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Amanda appointed
    director
  29. 2010-01-25
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  30. 2010-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PACKAGING REUSE & DISPOSAL SERVICES LTD
  31. 2010-01-13
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Stephen Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Amanda Hutchinsonceased 24/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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

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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
Incorporated2010-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

1st Floor Waterside House
Waterside Drive
Wigan
Lancashire
WN3 5AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HUTCHINSON, Mark Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHINSON, Amanda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-01-25 · resigned 2026-04-24
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2010-01-25
Resigned
PICKFORD, Andrew Noel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-15 · resigned 2015-04-24
Resigned
PICKFORD, Andrew Noel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-01-29 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Alg Finance
Alg Finance Limited
A registered charge—13/05/2019—
outstanding
Skipton Business Finance
Skipton Business Finance Limited
Fixed & floating charge1 property02/12/2011—
satisfied
Ashley Commercial Finance
Ashley Commercial Finance LTD
Debenture1 property27/04/201030/01/2013
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Recent filings (65 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27