CELLO RECYCLING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08648111 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-13
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.98M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,982,008
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4.1m
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£4.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5.0m
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.03M | £3.95M |
| Current assets | £5.00M | £5.45M |
| Cash | £4.10M | £3.60M |
| Debtors | £894.3k | £1.84M |
| Net assets | £3.98M | £3.95M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-15➕SHILTON, Jason Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-01-09➕WHITTINGTON, Helen Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-01-09➖WHITTINGTON, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2019-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2013-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CELLO RECYCLING LTD
- 2013-08-13➕WHITTINGTON, Anthony John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Edward Shilton Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/08/2023 |
Ms Helen Louise Whittington Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Charter House Wyvern Court Stanier Way
Wyvern Business Park
Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 6BF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SHILTON, Jason Edward→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITTINGTON, Helen Louise→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITTINGTON, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-08-13 · resigned 2019-01-09
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16