GNG WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.

🌳Matureactive
08319929 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-05
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£529.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38120SIC 38120
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £529,765
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£91k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Net Worth
£530k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£509k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£106k£212k£318k£424k£530kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£583.7k£555.4k
Current assets£508.8k£461.6k
Cash£90.9k£86.1k
Debtors£417.9k£375.4k
Net assets£529.8k£466.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-06-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-03-01
    ➖
    SMILES, Esther Jane resigned
    director
  11. 2020-11-18
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-09-21
    ➕
    SMILES, Heather Ann appointed
    director
  14. 2020-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-01
    ➕
    SMILES, Esther Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    MCKENNA, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    SMILES, Esther Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    SMILES, Heather Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-23
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-23
    ➕
    SMILES, Heather Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-02
    ➖
    MCKENNA, Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2012-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GNG WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.
  28. 2012-12-05
    ➕
    SMILES, Stephen John appointed
    director
  29. 2012-12-05
    ➕
    SMILES, Esther Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Smiles
Individual · English · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/12/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 5 Sandgate Industrial Estate
Mainsforth Terrace
Hartlepool
County Durham
TS25 1UB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MCKENNA, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMILES, Heather Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMILES, Stephen John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENNA, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-23 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
MCKENNA, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2014-04-02
Resigned
SMILES, Esther Jane→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
SMILES, Esther Jane→
director · ~37y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
SMILES, Heather Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-12-23 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-11