ALDRIDGE SCRAP METAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08455681 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-21
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
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45190SIC 45190
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
28 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-08
    ALDRIDGE, Timothy John resigned
    director
  12. 2016-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-05-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-19
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDRIDGE SCRAP METAL LIMITED
  18. 2013-03-21
    ALDRIDGE, Jack appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-21
    ALDRIDGE, Timothy John 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALDRIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack Aldridge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

Rollright Halt
Great Rollright
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALDRIDGE, Jack
director · ~31y · appointed 2013-03-21
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Active
ALDRIDGE, Timothy John
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2016-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-27