A&S RECYCLING (HASTINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07511013 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £17,363
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,428 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £41.9k | £31.8k |
| Current assets | — | £25.5k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £25.5k |
| Net assets | £17.4k | £31.8k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-15➖WATKINS, Emma Prudence resigneddirector
- 2014-02-01➖ANDREWS, John resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-20➕PRIOR, Simon Spencer appointeddirector
- 2011-02-01➕TAYLOR, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2011-02-01➖ANDREWS, John Clive resigneddirector
- 2011-02-01➕WATKINS, Emma Prudence appointeddirector
- 2011-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs A&S RECYCLING (HASTINGS) LIMITED
- 2011-01-31➕ANDREWS, John appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-31➕ANDREWS, John Clive appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan James Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Simon Spencer Prior Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Emma Prudence Watkinsceased 15/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alan James Taylorceased 06/04/2016· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
6 8 Brook Way
Ivyhouse Lane
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 4NN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
PRIOR, Simon Spencer→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Alan James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREWS, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2014-02-01
ANDREWS, John Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2011-02-01
WATKINS, Emma Prudence→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2018-01-15
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-10