GIBBS WASTE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08198385 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-03
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-21
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    GIBBS, David appointed
    director
  6. 2023-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-07
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GIBBS WASTE LIMITED
  18. 2012-09-03
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    GIBBS, Justin Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-03
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-03
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    SHAH, Ela resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GIBBS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Justin Paul Gibbs
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

4 Thorp Close
Binfield
Bracknell
RG42 5LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GIBBS, David→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-02-21
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Active
GIBBS, Justin Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-09-03
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Active
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-03 · resigned 2012-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15