CIRCOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08699086 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-20
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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Net worth
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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
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees171500

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-11-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-07-31
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    ALLSOPP, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2013-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CIRCOM LIMITED
  19. 2013-09-20
    ➕
    SCOLLICK, Michael Austin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Circular Economy Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Circular Economy Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CIRCOM LIMITED
This company · 08699086

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Circular Economy Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/09/2017
Mr Michael Austin Scollick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Richard Mark Allsopp
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 2 Blackburn Road
Coventry
CV6 6LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALLSOPP, Richard Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-07-31
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Active
SCOLLICK, Michael Austin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-20
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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07