CARDIFF ARMS WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £240.4k | £226.5k |
| Current assets | £390.3k | £326.8k |
| Cash | £117.9k | £114.6k |
| Debtors | £272.3k | £212.2k |
| Net assets | £228.8k | £197.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26➖WALTERS, Jonathan Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-23➕WALTERS, Jonathan Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CARDIFF ARMS WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2013-03-22➕MACKIE, Andrew James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Mackie Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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