AWB RECYCLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08267176 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-03➖BRAY, Luke resigneddirector
- 2014-11-01➕BRAY, Luke appointeddirector
- 2012-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AWB RECYCLING LIMITED
- 2012-10-24➕BRAY, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2012-10-24➕BRAY, Alan Leonard William 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 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Leonard William Bray Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 3 COUNTIES WASTE REMOVAL LTD→ 13691457 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A & K'S TRASH TO TREASURES LTD→ 16941563 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIR CON ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED→ 07072281 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AIRCARESERVICESELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 10713883 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AIRO SUPPLY LIMITED→ 16825304 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIRSOURCE CLIMATE LTD→ 12709691 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| APOLLO COMMISSIONING SERVICES LTD→ 11644810 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AQUAJEN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD→ 13674967 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASBESTOS AWAY OK LTD→ 12765678 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASPENONE LTD→ 14375369 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AUTOMOTIVE VENTURE LTD→ 15930008 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| B'ROBIN GARDEN SERVICE LTD→ 16814103 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
The Waste Transfer Yard
Longmoor Road
Liphook
GU30 7PG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRAY, Alan William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAY, Alan Leonard William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAY, Luke→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2015-07-03
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-31