NORTH WEST PLASTIC RECYCLING LTD

🌳Matureactive
07797665 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees300300

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2025-10-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-28
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    BARNES, Alexander appointed
    director
  16. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    BARNES, Liam appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    BARNES, Ian John resigned
    director
  18. 2011-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH WEST PLASTIC RECYCLING LTD
  19. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    BARNES, Ian John appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

9 Chapel Street
Poulton-Le-Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 7BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BARNES, Alexander→
director · ~32y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Liam→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Ian John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
SABAN, Joanna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-21