CARBIDE RECYCLING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08017539 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
36 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-09📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-12-09📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CARBIDE RECYCLING LTD
- 2012-04-03➕GREASBY, Karen Susan appointeddirector
- 2012-04-03➕NEWMAN, Philip William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)
Group structure
Alchemy Metals Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alchemy Metals Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CARBIDE RECYCLING LTD
This company · 08017539
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alchemy Metals Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Cavendish Point
Cavendish Road
Stevenage
Herts
SG1 2EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GREASBY, Karen Susan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-04-03
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NEWMAN, Philip William→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-04-03
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-12-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-09