LANCASHIRE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07383597 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-21
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). 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
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Average employees | 24 | 2200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-09🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-03-15➕ENTWISLE, James Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-03-15➖MELLOR, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-15➖MELLOR, Paul resigneddirector
- 2018-02-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2018-01-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Limited
- 2017-08-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-06-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-02-28➖MELLOR, Benjamin John Paul resignedsecretary
- 2011-06-20➕MELLOR, Benjamin John Paul appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs LANCASHIRE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2010-09-21➕MELLOR, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-21➕MELLOR, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Lancashire Waste Recycling (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lancashire Waste Recycling (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LANCASHIRE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 07383597
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 |
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Lancashire Waste Recycling (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/09/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Paul Entwisleceased 20/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Paul Anthony Mellorceased 15/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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
Incorporated2010-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Rees House, Burn Hall Industrial Estate
Venture Road
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 8RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ENTWISLE, James Paul→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELLOR, Benjamin John Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-20 · resigned 2014-02-28
MELLOR, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-21 · resigned 2019-03-15
MELLOR, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-09-21 · resigned 2019-03-15
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/02/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/02/2018 | 09/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/01/2018 | 09/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/08/2017 | 09/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/06/2017 | 09/12/2024 |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-30