CP ENVIRONMENTAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
08384615 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£846.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £846,058

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£376k
Net Worth
£846k
Current Assets
£1.5m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£971.3k
Current assets£1.52M
Cash£376.4k
Debtors£1.15M
Net assets£846.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-11-01
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-03
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2016-11-03
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    MOLLOY, John Matthew resigned
    director
  18. 2016-02-03
    ➕
    THORNTON, Paul Howard appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-29
    ➕
    MOLLOY, John Matthew appointed
    director
  20. 2014-01-29
    ➖
    SANDERSON, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2013-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2013-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CP ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
  23. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Peter Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Howard Thornton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 35 M1 Commerce Park Markham Lane
Duckmanton
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 5HS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

THORNTON, Paul Howard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-02-03
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Active
MOLLOY, John Matthew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-29 · resigned 2016-11-03
Resigned
SANDERSON, Peter Charles→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/06/2013—
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02