ENCORE ENVIRONMENT LTD
🌳Matureactive
07752453 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-25
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£110.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £110,378
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
Net Worth
£110k
Current Assets
£1.3m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £121.7k |
| Current assets | £1.32M |
| Cash | £7.9k |
| Debtors | £1.31M |
| Net assets | £110.4k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-05-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-05-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-15🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-01-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bizcap Limited
- 2025-01-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2013-10-07➕PILCHER, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2011-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ENCORE ENVIRONMENT LTD
- 2011-08-25➕PILCHER, Gavin appointedsecretary
- 2011-08-25➕PILCHER, Gavin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rachel Pilcher Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gavin Pilcher Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2011-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
213 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
PILCHER, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-25
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PILCHER, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-10-07
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bizcap Bizcap Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2025 | 15/05/2026 | |
| outstanding | Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/10/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21